Nesla Glacier

Location of Magnier Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.

Nesla Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Несла, ‘Lednik Nesla’ \'led-nik 'nes-la\) is the 6.2 km long and 2 km wide glacier on Magnier Peninsula, Graham Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula, situated southwest of Muldava Glacier and north of Kolosh Glacier. It drains the west slopes of Lisiya Ridge west of Mount Perchot, and flows westwards into Bigo Bay next north of the terminus of Kolosh Glacier.

The glacier is named after the settlement of Nesla in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Nesla Glacier is centred at 65°43′25″S 64°16′30″W / 65.72361°S 64.27500°W / -65.72361; -64.27500Coordinates: 65°43′25″S 64°16′30″W / 65.72361°S 64.27500°W / -65.72361; -64.27500. British mapping in 1971.

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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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