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Ogoya Glacier

Ogoya Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Огоя, ‘Lednik Ogoya’ \'led-nik o-'go-ya) is the 8 km long and 3 km wide glacier on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated west-northwest of Laclavère Plateau, northwest of Broad Valley and northeast of Sestrimo Glacier. Draining the northeast slopes of Morro del Paso Peak, the north side of Misty Pass and the northwest slopes of Dabnik Peak, and flowing northwards to enter Huon Bay in Bransfield Strait.

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Map of Ogoya Glacier, Antarctica

The glacier is named after the settlement of Ogoya in northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Ogoya Glacier is located at 63°27′00″S 58°01′00″W. German-British mapping in 1996.

Maps

  • Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

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    Ogoya Glacier Wikipedia
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