Iliev Glacier
| Iliev Glacier | ||
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| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Lassus Mountains | |
| length | 5 km | |
| width | ⌀ 1.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 28 '25 " S , 71 ° 35' 30" W | |
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| drainage | Lazarev Bay | |
The Iliev Glacier ( Bulgarian Илиев ледник Iliew lednik ) is a 5 km long and 1.5 km wide glacier in the north of the Alexander I Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . In the Lassus Mountains, it flows from the northwest slopes of Mount Wilbye to Lasarew Bay , which it reaches north of the Vittoria Buttress .
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2009 after the Bulgarian composer Diko Iliew (1898–1984).
Web links
- Iliev Glacier in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)