Orcho Glacier
Orcho Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Орчо, romanized: lednik Orcho, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈɔrt͡ʃo]) is 1.1 nautical miles (2.0 km; 1.3 mi) long and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) wide glacier on the east side of Ravelin Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated north of Treskavets Glacier and south-southwest of Banari Glacier. It flows eastwards and enters the Southern Ocean north of Gesha Point.
| Orcho Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Location of Orcho Glacier in Antarctica  Orcho Glacier (Antarctica) | |
| Location | Clarence Island South Shetland Islands |
| Coordinates | 61°12′00″S 54°04′40″W |
| Length | 1.1 nautical miles (2.0 km; 1.3 mi) |
| Width | 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Gesha Point |
| Status | unknown |
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Clarence Island seen from northeast with (left to right) Cape Bowles; Dobrodan Glacier and Highton Glacier surmounted by Urda Ridge; Treskavets Glacier, Orcho Glacier and Banari Glacier surmounted by Ravelin Ridge; and Cape Lloyd
The glacier is named after the Bulgarian rebel leader Orcho Voyvoda (1829-1911).
Location
Orcho Glacier is centred at 61°12′00″S 54°04′40″W. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 61 54. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1972.
- South Shetland Islands: Elephant, Clarence and Gibbs Islands. Scale 1:220000 topographic map. UK Antarctic Place-names Committee, 2009.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Orcho Glacier SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links
- Orcho 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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