Glacier in the South Shetland Islands
Clarence Island seen from northeast with (left to right) Cape Bowles ; Dobrodan Glacier and Highton Glacier surmounted by Urda Ridge ; Treskavets Glacier, Orcho Glacier and Banari Glacier surmounted by Ravelin Ridge ; and Cape Lloyd .
Treskavets Glacier (Bulgarian : ледник Трескавец , romanized : lednik Treskavets , IPA: [ˈlɛdnik trɛˈskavɛt͡s] ) is 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km; 1.5 mi) long and 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi) wide glacier on the east side of Ravelin Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica situated north of Highton Glacier and south of Orcho Glacier . It drains the slopes of Jerez Peak , flows northeastwards and enters the Southern Ocean south of Gesha Point .
The glacier is named after the settlement of Treskavets in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Treskavets Glacier is centred at 61°13′00″S 54°05′00″W / 61.21667°S 54.08333°W / -61.21667; -54.08333 . British mapping in 1972 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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