Dobrudzha Glacier

Location of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Dobrudzha Glacier from Bransfield Strait.
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

Dobrudzha Glacier (Lednik Dobrudzha \'led-nik 'do-bru-dzha\) is situated on the southeast side of Tangra Mountains, Burgas Peninsula, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, northeast of Magura Glacier, southeast of Iskar Glacier and southwest of Ropotamo Glacier. It is bounded by Ruse Peak and Asen Peak to the north and by Kuber Peak to the west and flows southeastward into Bransfield Strait. The glacier is named after the Dobrudzha region in northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Dobrudzha Glacier is centred at 62°39′28″S 59°57′15″W / 62.65778°S 59.95417°W / -62.65778; -59.95417Coordinates: 62°39′28″S 59°57′15″W / 62.65778°S 59.95417°W / -62.65778; -59.95417. Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009.

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


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