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Zavera Snowfield

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Zavera Snowfield

Zavera Snowfield (Bulgarian: Ледник Завера, ‘Lednik Zavera’ \'led-nik za-'ve-ra) is the glacier extending 18 km in north-south direction and 16 km in east-west direction on southern Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau, south of Diplock Glacier, north of Mount Wild and northeast of Kopito Ridge, and draining into Prince Gustav Channel in Weddell Sea.

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Map of Zavera Snowfield, Antarctica

The glacier is named after the Bulgarian liberation uprising of ‘Velchova Zavera’ in 1835.

Location

Zavera Snowfield is centred at 64°06′30″S 58°52′00″W.

Maps

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
  • References

    Zavera Snowfield Wikipedia