Zlatiya Glacier
Zlatiya Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Златия, romanized: lednik Zlatiya, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ zɫɐˈtijɐ]) is the 6.7 km long and 3 km wide glacier on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica situated north of Rush Glacier and west of upper Hippocrates Glacier. It drains west-southwestwards from Aluzore Gap, flows between Mount Sarnegor and Veles Bastion, and enters Dallmann Bay north of Sidell Spur and south of Fleming Point.
| Zlatiya Glacier | |
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 Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region | |
  Location of Zlatiya in Antarctica | |
| Location | Palmer Archipelago |
| Coordinates | 64°20′40″S 62°31′00″W |
| Length | 4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi) |
| Width | 2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Dallmann Bay |
| Status | unknown |
The glacier is named after the settlements of Zlatiya in Northwestern and Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Zlatiya Glacier is centred at 64°20′40″S 62°31′00″W. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Zlatiya Glacier SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
External links
- Zlatiya Glacier. Copernix satellite image
Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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