Vladigerov Passage

Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Vladigerov Passage (Bulgarian: Владигеров проток, ‘Vladigerov Protok’ \vla-di-'ge-rov 'pro-tok\) is the passage long 5.8 km in southwest-northeast direction and 1.05 km wide in Biscoe Islands, Antarctica between Lavoisier Island on the east and Krogh Island on the west. The eponymous Vladigerov Island, 420 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 150 m wide, is lying in the narrowest part of the passage centred at 66°17′17″S 66°54′35″W / 66.28806°S 66.90972°W / -66.28806; -66.90972, formed as a result of the retreat of the ice cap of Lavoisier Island in the early 21st century.

The passage is named after the Bulgarian composer Pancho Vladigerov (1899-1978).

Location

Vladigerov Passage is centred at 66°16′57″S 66°53′50″W / 66.28250°S 66.89722°W / -66.28250; -66.89722Coordinates: 66°16′57″S 66°53′50″W / 66.28250°S 66.89722°W / -66.28250; -66.89722. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1976.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
Vladigerov Passage. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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

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