Prespa Glacier
Glacier in Antarctica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prespa Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Преспа, romanized: lednik Prespa, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈprɛspɐ]) on Rozhen Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is situated east-northeast of Tarnovo Ice Piedmont, east of the head of Charity Glacier, southeast of Ruen Icefall and southwest of Macy Glacier. It is bounded to the east by Needle Peak and Ludogorie Peak, to the northwest by St. Cyril Peak and St. Methodius Peak, and to the southwest by Shumen Peak and Yambol Peak, and flows southeastward into Bransfield Strait between Gela Point and Samuel Point. The feature extends 3.5 km in east-west direction and 2.5 km in north-south direction. The glacier is named after Prespa Peak in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria.
Prespa Glacier | |
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Location | Livingston Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 62°43′36″S 60°12′42″W |
Length | 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) |
Width | 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km; 1.5 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Bransfield Strait |
Status | unknown |