Peshtera Glacier
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The Peshtera Glacier (Bulgarian Lednik Peshtera) is a glacier on the Rozhen Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated southwest of Ruen Icefall and north of Charity Glacier.
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Peshtera Glacier | |
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Location | Livingston Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 62°42′40″S 60°18′00″W |
Length | 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Zagore Beach |
Status | unknown |
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The head of the glacier is bounded by MacKay Peak (approx. 700 m) to the southwest and Tervel Peak to the east. It flows 2 km north-northwestward to terminate at the northeast extremity of Zagore Beach. The feature is named after the Bulgarian town of Peshtera, in Pazardzhik Province.