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Musala Glacier

Musala Glacier (Lednik Musala \'led-nik mu-sa-'la) on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is situated northeast of Targovishte Glacier, east-northeast of Zheravna Glacier and southeast of Fuerza Aérea Glacier. It is bounded by St. Kiprian Peak to the south, Vratsa Peak to the southwest, central Breznik Heights to the west, and Ilarion Ridge bordering Hardy Cove to the northeast, extends 3.7 km in east-west direction and 2.2 km in north-south direction, and drains eastwards into Bransfield Strait north of Fort Point.

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Map of Musala Glacier, Antarctica

The glacier is named after Musala Peak in the Rila Mountain, the summit of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula.

Location

Musala Glacier is centred at 62°31′57″S 59°36′49″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. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4

    • References

    Musala Glacier Wikipedia
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