Orcho Glacier

Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Clarence Island seen from northeast with (left to right) Cape Bowles; Dobrodan Glacier and Highton Glacier surmounted by Urda Ridge; Treskavets Glacier, Orcho Glacier and Banari Glacier surmounted by Ravelin Ridge; and Cape Lloyd.

Orcho Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Орчо, ‘Lednik Orcho’ \'led-nik 'or-cho\) is the 2 km long and 1.9 km wide glacier on the east side of Ravelin Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated north of Treskavets Glacier and south-southwest of Banari Glacier. It flows eastwards and enters the Southern Ocean north of Gesha Point.

The glacier is named after the Bulgarian rebel leader Orcho Voyvoda (1829-1911).

Location

Orcho Glacier is centred at 61°12′00″S 54°04′40″W / 61.20000°S 54.07778°W / -61.20000; -54.07778Coordinates: 61°12′00″S 54°04′40″W / 61.20000°S 54.07778°W / -61.20000; -54.07778. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.

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References

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


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