Yakoruda Glacier
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Yakoruda Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Якоруда, romanized: lednik Yakoruda, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik jakoˈrudɐ]) is a glacier on the west slopes of Dryanovo Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated west of Teteven Glacier and northwest of Murgash Glacier. It extends 3.5 km in north-south direction and 2.5 km in east-west direction, is bounded by Greaves Peak, Hrabar Nunatak and Crutch Peaks to the north, Lloyd Hill to the east and Kerseblept Nunatak to the south, and drains westwards into Berende Cove, McFarlane Strait.
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Yakoruda Glacier | |
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Location | Greenwich Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 62°28′30″S 59°56′37″W |
Length | 2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi) |
Width | 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Berende Cove |
Status | unknown |
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The feature is named after the town of Yakoruda in southwestern Bulgaria.