Panega Glacier

Location of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Panega Glacier from Half Moon Island.
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

Panega Glacier (Lednik Panega \'led-nik 'pa-ne-ga\) on Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is situated southeast of the northeastern portion of Saedinenie Snowfield, south of Rose Valley Glacier, southwest of Debelt Glacier and north of lower Kaliakra Glacier. It drains the southeast slopes of Vidin Heights and flows into Moon Bay between Helis Nunatak and Perperek Knoll. The glacier extends 3.7 km in the southeast-northwest direction, and 3 km in the southwest-northeast direction. It is named after Zlatna Panega River in northern Bulgaria.

Location

The glacier is centred at 62°32′25″S 60°06′49″W / 62.54028°S 60.11361°W / -62.54028; -60.11361Coordinates: 62°32′25″S 60°06′49″W / 62.54028°S 60.11361°W / -62.54028; -60.11361 (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05 and 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.


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