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Berkovitsa Glacier

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Berkovitsa Glacier

Berkovitsa Glacier (Lednik Berkovitsa \'led-nik ber-'ko-vi-tsa) 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 4km in southeast-northwest direction and 2.8km in northwest-southeast direction, and drains northeastwards into Hero Bay between Avitohol Point and Remetalk Point.

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Map of Berkovitsa Glacier, Antarctica

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.

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.

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    Berkovitsa Glacier Wikipedia
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