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Targovishte Glacier

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Targovishte Glacier

Targovishte Glacier (Lednik Targovishte \'led-nik t&r-'go-vi-shte) is situated in Breznik Heights on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, east of Zheravna Glacier and southwest of Musala Glacier. It is bounded by Viskyar Ridge to the west, Vratsa Peak to the northeast, and Drangov Peak and Ziezi Peak to the east, extending 700 m in east-west direction and 1.6 km in north-south direction, and draining southwards into Bransfield Strait northeast of Sartorius Point.

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Map of Targovishte Glacier, Antarctica

The glacier is named after the city of Targovishte in northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Targovishte Glacier is centred at 62°32′53″S 59°38′26″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.

    • References

    Targovishte Glacier Wikipedia
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