Zaychar Glacier

Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.

Zaychar Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Зайчар, ‘Lednik Zaychar’ \'led-nik 'zay-char\) is the 7.5 km long and 2.7 km wide glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It drains the southeast slopes of Detroit Plateau, flowing east-southeastwards between Grivitsa Ridge and Kableshkov Ridge, and entering Odrin Bay in Weddell Sea 5 km northwest of Fothergill Point.

The glacier is named after the settlement of Zaychar in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Zaychar Glacier is centred at 64°31′25″S 60°20′30″W / 64.52361°S 60.34167°W / -64.52361; -60.34167Coordinates: 64°31′25″S 60°20′30″W / 64.52361°S 60.34167°W / -64.52361; -60.34167. British mapping in 1978.

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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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