Giridava Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Гиридава, romanizedlednik Giridava, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ɡiriˈdavɐ]) is 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) long and 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km; 0.69 mi) wide glacier on the west side of Urda Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated north of Skaplizo Glacier and southwest of Bersame Glacier. It drains the slopes of Mount Irving, flows northwestwards and enters Chinstrap Cove east of Vaglen Point.

Giridava Glacier
Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands
Map showing the location of Giridava Glacier
Map showing the location of Giridava Glacier
Location of Giridava Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Giridava Glacier
Map showing the location of Giridava Glacier
Giridava Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationClarence Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates61°15′25″S 54°10′20″W / 61.25694°S 54.17222°W / -61.25694; -54.17222
Length1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi)
Width0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km; 0.69 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusChinstrap Cove
Statusunknown

The glacier is named after the Thracian settlement of Giridava in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

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Giridava Glacier is centred at 61°15′25″S 54°10′20″W / 61.25694°S 54.17222°W / -61.25694; -54.17222. 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.