Vladigerov Passage (Bulgarian: Владигеров проток, ‘Vladigerov Protok’ vla-di-'ge-rov 'pro-tok) is the passage long 5.8 km in southwest-northeast direction and 1.05 km wide in Biscoe Islands, Antarctica between Lavoisier Island on the east and Krogh Island on the west. The eponymous Vladigerov Island, 420 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 150 m wide, is lying in the narrowest part of the passage centred at 66°17′17″S 66°54′35″W, formed as a result of the retreat of the ice cap of Lavoisier Island in the early 21st century.
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The passage is named after the Bulgarian composer Pancho Vladigerov (1899-1978).
Location
Vladigerov Passage is centred at 66°16′57″S 66°53′50″W. British mapping in 1976.
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