Veselie Glacier

Veselie Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Веселие, romanized: lednik Veselie, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ vɛˈsɛliɛ]) is the 7 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier in Austa Ridge on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land situated southeast of Jorum Glacier and northeast of Chernoochene Glacier. It flows east-southeastwards along the north slopes of Mount Birks to enter Spillane Fjord west-southwest of Caution Point. The feature is named after the settlement of Veselie in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Location

Veselie Glacier is located at 65°16′15″S 62°10′00″W. British mapping in 1976.

Maps
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

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



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