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Zheravna Glacier

Zheravna Glacier (Lednik Zheravna \'led-nik 'zhe-rav-na) is a glacier on Greenwich Island, Antarctica situated east of Wulfila Glacier and west of Targovishte Glacier. It is bounded by Razgrad Peak to the west, Ilinden Peak and Momchil Peak to the north, and Viskyar Ridge to the east, extending 2 km in the east-west direction and 1.8 km in the north-south direction, and draining southwards into McFarlane Strait between Ephraim Bluff and Sartorius Point.

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Map of Zheravna Glacier, Antarctica

The feature is named after the settlement of Zheravna in the eastern Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria.

Location

Zheravna Glacier is centred at 62°32′50″S 59°40′56″W (Bulgarian survey Tangra 2004/05 and 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

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    Zheravna Glacier Wikipedia
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