Zheravna Glacier
Zheravna Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Жеравна, romanized: lednik Zheravna, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ˈʒɛrɐvnɐ]) is a glacier on Greenwich Island, Antarctica situated east of Wulfila Glacier and west of Targovishte Glacier. It is bounded by Razgrad Peak to the west, Ilinden Peak and Momchil Peak to the north, and Viskyar Ridge to the east, extending 2 km in the east–west direction and 1.8 km in the north–south direction, and draining southwards into McFarlane Strait between Ephraim Bluff and Sartorius Point.
| Zheravna Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Location of Zheravna Glacier in Antarctica  Zheravna Glacier (Antarctica) | |
| Location | Greenwich Island South Shetland Islands |
| Coordinates | 62°32′50″S 59°40′56″W |
| Length | 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
| Width | 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | McFarlane Strait |
| Status | unknown |
The feature is named after the settlement of Zheravna in the eastern Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria.
Location
Zheravna Glacier is centred at 62°32′50″S 59°40′56″W (Bulgarian survey Tangra 2004/05 and mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
References
- Zheravna Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Zheravna Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.