Zlokuchene Glacier

Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.

Zlokuchene Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Злокучене, ‘Lednik Zlokuchene’ \'led-nik zlo-'ku-che-ne\) is the 13 km long and 3.5 km wide glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica situated north of Risimina Glacier, east of Rogosh Glacier and south of the lower course of Drygalski Glacier. It is draining from Mrahori Saddle eastwards between Kyustendil Ridge and Lovech Heights to flow into Weddell Sea northwest of Pedersen Nunatak.

The feature is named after the settlements of Zlokuchene in western and southern Bulgaria.

Location

Zlokuchene Glacier is centred at 64°51′15″S 60°59′40″W / 64.85417°S 60.99444°W / -64.85417; -60.99444Coordinates: 64°51′15″S 60°59′40″W / 64.85417°S 60.99444°W / -64.85417; -60.99444. British mapping in 1978.

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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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