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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Orcho Glacier

Orcho Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Орчо, romanizedlednik Orcho, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈɔrt͡ʃo]) is 1.1 nautical miles (2.0 km; 1.3 mi) long and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) wide glacier on the east side of Ravelin Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated north of Treskavets Glacier and south-southwest of Banari Glacier. It flows eastwards and enters the Southern Ocean north of Gesha Point.

The glacier is named after the Bulgarian rebel leader Orcho Voyvoda (1829-1911).

Location

Orcho Glacier is centred at 61°12′00″S 54°04′40″W / 61.20000°S 54.07778°W / -61.20000; -54.07778. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.

See also

Maps

References

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