Zlokuchene Glacier
Zlokuchene Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Злокучене, romanized: lednik Zlokuchene, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ zɫoˈkut͡ʃɛnɛ]) is the 13 km long and 3.5 km wide glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica situated north of Risimina Glacier, east of Rogosh Glacier and south of the lower course of Drygalski Glacier. It is draining from Mrahori Saddle eastwards between Kyustendil Ridge and Lovech Heights to flow into Weddell Sea northwest of Pedersen Nunatak.
Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.
The feature is named after the settlements of Zlokuchene in western and southern Bulgaria.
Location
Zlokuchene Glacier is centred at 64°51′15″S 60°59′40″W. British mapping in 1978.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
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References
- Zlokuchene Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Zlokuchene Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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