Iskar Glacier

Iskar Glacier (Bulgarian: Искарски ледник, romanized: Iskarski lednik, IPA: [ˈiskɐrski ˈlɛdnik]) is a glacier in Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands in Antarctica situated southeast of lower Huron Glacier, west-southwest of Sopot Ice Piedmont, and north of Dobrudzha and Magura Glaciers. It drains the north slopes of the Tangra Mountains between Helmet Peak to the west and Delchev Peak to the east, and flows northward into Bruix Cove between Yana Point and Rila Point.

Iskar Glacier
Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
Location of Iskar Glacier in Antarctica
Iskar Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationLivingston Island
Coordinates62°38′20″S 59°59′20″W
Thicknessunknown
TerminusBruix Cove
Statusunknown
Iskar Glacier from Miziya Peak.
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island

The feature is named after the Iskar River in western Bulgaria.

Location

Iskar Glacier is centred at 62°38′20″S 59°59′20″W. Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009.

See also

Maps

References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Iskŭr Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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