Ralitsa Glacier

Ralitsa Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Ралица, romanized: lednik Ralitsa, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈralit͡sɐ]) is the 5.5 km long and 3.5 km wide glacier on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, situated south of Oshane Glacier, southwest of Lister Glacier, northwest of the head of Paré Glacier and north of Palilula Glacier. It drains the northwest slopes of Mount Rokitansky in Stribog Mountains, and flows northwestwards into Guyou Bay.

Ralitsa Glacier
Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Location of Ralitsa in Antarctica
LocationPalmer Archipelago
Coordinates64°07′10″S 62°29′20″W
Length3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Width2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusGuyou Bay
Statusunknown

The glacier is named after the settlements of Ralitsa in Northeastern and Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Ralitsa Glacier is centred at 64°07′10″S 62°29′20″W. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

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See also

Maps

References
Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background.

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



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