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Treskavets Glacier

Treskavets Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Трескавец, romanizedlednik Treskavets, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik trɛˈskavɛt͡s]) is 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km; 1.5 mi) long and 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi) wide glacier on the east side of Ravelin Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated north of Highton Glacier and south of Orcho Glacier. It drains the slopes of Jerez Peak, flows northeastwards and enters the Southern Ocean south of Gesha Point.

The glacier is named after the settlement of Treskavets in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Treskavets Glacier is centred at 61°13′00″S 54°05′00″W / 61.21667°S 54.08333°W / -61.21667; -54.08333. 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.