Berkovitsa Glacier

Berkovitsa Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Берковица, romanized: lednik Berkovitsa, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ berˈkɔvit͡sɐ]) is a glacier on Livingston Island, Antarctica situated east of Etar Snowfield, south of Medven Glacier, west-northwest of Tundzha Glacier and north-northeast of Verila Glacier. It is bounded by the southeastern slopes of Oryahovo Heights and the northwestern slopes of Snow Peak. It extends 4 km in southeast-northwest direction and 2.8 km in northwest-southeast direction, and drains northeastwards into Hero Bay between Avitohol Point and Remetalk Point.

Berkovitsa Glacier
Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
Location of Berkovitsa Glacier in Antarctica
Berkovitsa Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationLivingston Island
Coordinates62°34′20″S 60°41′15″W
Length4 km (2.5 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusHero Bay
Statusunknown
Berkovitsa Glacier (in the background) from Kuzman Knoll
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island

The glacier is named after the town of Berkovitsa in the western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria.

Location

The glacier is centred at 62°34′20″S 60°41′15″W. Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009.

See also

Maps

References

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


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