Svetovrachene Glacier

Svetovrachene Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Световрачене, romanized: lednik Svetovrachene, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik svɛtoˈvrat͡ʃɛnɛ]) is the 7.5 km long and 4 km wide glacier on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica situated northeast of lower Malpighi Glacier, southeast of Laënnec Glacier and south of Mitev Glacier. It drains the east and south slopes of Taran Plateau and the south slopes of Avroleva Heights, flows southeastwards between Basarbovo Ridge and Einthoven Hill, and enters Pampa Passage northeast of Bov Point.

Svetovrachene Glacier
Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Location of Svetovrachene in Antarctica
LocationPalmer Archipelago
Coordinates64°15′30″S 62°11′00″W
Length4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Width2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusPampa Passage
Statusunknown

The glacier is named after the settlement of Svetovrachene in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Svetovrachene Glacier is centred at 64°15′30″S 62°11′00″W. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

See also

Maps

References
Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background.

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



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