Giridava Glacier
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Giridava Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Гиридава, romanized: lednik Giridava, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ɡiriˈdavɐ]) is 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) long and 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km; 0.69 mi) wide glacier on the west side of Urda Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated north of Skaplizo Glacier and southwest of Bersame Glacier. It drains the slopes of Mount Irving, flows northwestwards and enters Chinstrap Cove east of Vaglen Point.
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Giridava Glacier | |
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Location | Clarence Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 61°15′25″S 54°10′20″W |
Length | 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) |
Width | 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km; 0.69 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Chinstrap Cove |
Status | unknown |
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The glacier is named after the Thracian settlement of Giridava in Northern Bulgaria.