Wulfila Glacier
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Wulfila Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Вулфила, romanized: lednik Vulfila, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ voɫˈfiɫɐ]) is located on the southern slopes of Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, south-southwest of Solis Glacier and west of Zheravna Glacier. It is bounded by Oborishte Ridge to the northwest, Nevlya Peak to the north, Terter Peak and Razgrad Peak to the northeast, and Ephraim Bluff to the southeast. The glacier extends 3 km in northwest–southeast direction and 2 km in northeast–southwest direction. It drains southwestwards into McFarlane Strait between Ephraim Bluff and the base of Provadiya Hook, feeding the head of Doris Cove.
Wulfila Glacier | |
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Location | Greenwich Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 62°32′39″S 59°44′32″W |
Length | 1.6 nmi (3 km; 2 mi) |
Width | 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | McFarlane Strait |
Status | unknown |
The feature is named after Bishop Wulfila (311-383 AD) of Nicopolis ad Istrum (the present Bulgarian settlement of Nikyup near Veliko Tarnovo) who created the Gothic alphabet, and laid the foundations of the Germanic literature.