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Letnitsa Glacier

Letnitsa Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Летница, ‘Lednik Letnitsa’ \'led-nik 'let-ni-tsa) is a 1.8 km long glacier on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range east of Organa Peak and south of Riggs Peak. It is situated southwest of Gramada Glacier and northeast of Kremena Ice Piedmont, and flows southeastward into Hisarya Cove, Osmar Strait. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. The glacier is named after the town of Letnitsa in northern Bulgaria.

Contents

Map of Letnitsa Glacier, Antarctica

Maps

  • 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

    Letnitsa Glacier Wikipedia
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