Targovishte Glacier

Targovishte Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Търговище, romanized: lednik Targovishte, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik tɐrˈɡɔviʃtɛ]) is situated in Breznik Heights on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, east of Zheravna Glacier and southwest of Musala Glacier. It is bounded by Viskyar Ridge to the west, Vratsa Peak to the northeast, and Drangov Peak and Ziezi Peak to the east, extending 700 m in east-west direction and 1.6 km in north-south direction, and draining southwards into Bransfield Strait northeast of Sartorius Point.

Targovishte Glacier
Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
Location of Targovishte Glacier in Antarctica
Targovishte Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationGreenwich Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates62°32′53″S 59°38′26″W
Length0.8 nmi (1 km; 1 mi)
Width0.4 nmi (1 km; 0 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Terminusnorth east of Sartorius Point
Statusunknown
Targovishte Glacier from Bransfield Strait.

The glacier is named after the city of Targovishte in northeastern Bulgaria.

See also

Location

Targovishte Glacier is centred at 62°32′53″S 59°38′26″W (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).

Maps

References
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

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


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