Lesicheri Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Лесичери, romanized: lednik Lesicheri, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik lɛˈsit͡ʃɛri]) is the 7 km long and 3 km wide glacier on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land situated west of Minzuhar Glacier and northeast of Erden Glacier. It drains the southeast slopes of Forbidden Plateau, and flows southeastwards to join Jorum Glacier west of Yordanov Nunatak. The feature is named after the settlement of Lesicheri in Northern Bulgaria.
Location
editLesicheri Glacier is located at 65°09′10″S 62°19′50″W / 65.15278°S 62.33056°W. British mapping in 1976.
Maps
edit- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
edit- Lesicheri Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
edit- Lesicheri Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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