Musala Glacier

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Musala Glacier
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Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
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Location of Musala Glacier in Antarctica
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Musala Glacier (Antarctica)
Location Greenwich Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates 62°31′57″S59°36′49″W / 62.53250°S 59.61361°W / -62.53250; -59.61361
Length2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi)
Width1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km; 1.4 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Terminus Bransfield Strait
Statusunknown
Musala Glacier (on the left) from Bransfield Strait. Ilarion-Greenwich.jpg
Musala Glacier (on the left) from Bransfield Strait.
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Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island

Musala Glacier (Bulgarian : ледник Мусала, romanized: lednik Musala, IPA: [ˈlɛdnikmosɐˈɫa] ) on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is situated northeast of Targovishte Glacier, east-northeast of Zheravna Glacier and southeast of Fuerza Aérea Glacier. It is bounded by St. Kiprian Peak to the south, Vratsa Peak to the southwest, central Breznik Heights to the west, and Ilarion Ridge bordering Hardy Cove to the northeast, extends 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) in east-west direction and 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km; 1.4 mi) in north-south direction, and drains eastwards into Bransfield Strait north of Fort Point.

Contents

The glacier is named after Musala Peak in the Rila Mountain, the summit of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula.

Location

Musala Glacier is centred at 62°31′57″S59°36′49″W / 62.53250°S 59.61361°W / -62.53250; -59.61361 . Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009.

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References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.