Glacier located in Antarctica
Musala Glacier (on the left) from Bransfield Strait .
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island
Musala Glacier (Bulgarian : ледник Мусала , romanized : lednik Musala , IPA: [ˈlɛdnik mosɐˈɫa] ) on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica is situated northeast of Targovishte Glacier , east-northeast of Zheravna Glacier and southeast of Fuerza Aérea Glacier . It is bounded by St. Kiprian Peak to the south, Vratsa Peak to the southwest, central Breznik Heights to the west, and Ilarion Ridge bordering Hardy Cove to the northeast, extends 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) in east-west direction and 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km; 1.4 mi) in north-south direction, and drains eastwards into Bransfield Strait north of Fort Point .
The glacier is named after Musala Peak in the Rila Mountain , the summit of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula .
Location
Musala Glacier is centred at 62°31′57″S 59°36′49″W / 62.53250°S 59.61361°W / -62.53250; -59.61361 . Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009.
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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