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Pleystor Glacier

Pleystor Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Плейстор, romanizedlednik Pleystor, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈplɛjstor]) is the 2.2 km long and 1.2 km wide glacier on the west side of Brugmann Mountains on Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is situated south-southwest of Zbelsurd Glacier, draining the south slopes of Mishev Bluff, the southwest slopes of Pavlov Peak and the northwest slopes of Mount Vesalius, and flowing west-northwestwards into Vapa Cove.

The glacier is named after the Thracian god Pleystor.

Location

Pleystor Glacier is centred at 64°03′18″S 62°00′35″W / 64.05500°S 62.00972°W / -64.05500; -62.00972. British mapping in 1978 and 1980.

See also

Maps

References

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