Pipkov Glacier

Pipkov Glacier (Bulgarian: Пипков ледник, romanized: Pipkov lednik, IPA: [ˈpipkof ˈlɛdnik]) is the 11 km long in east-northeast to west-southwest direction and 3.2 km wide glacier on the west side of Havre Mountains in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. The glacier is situated south and southwest of Lennon Glacier, and north of Oselna Glacier. It flows westwards between Kutev Peak and Nicolai Peak on the north, and Simon Peak on the south, and enters Lazarev Bay southeast of Buneva Point and north of Kamhi Point.

Location of Alexander Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Satellite image of Alexander Island

The feature is named after the Bulgarian composers Panayot Pipkov (1871-1942) and Lyubomir Pipkov (1904-1974).

Location

Pipkov Glacier is centered at 69°14′05″S 71°56′10″W. British mapping in 1971 and 1991.

Maps
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 – W 69 70. Tolworth, UK, 1971
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Sheet SR19-20/5. APC UK, 1991
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

References

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


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