Treskawez Glacier
| Treskawez Glacier | ||
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| location | Clarence Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Mountains | Ravelin Ridge | |
| length | 2.5 km | |
| width | Max. 1.4 km | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ S , 54 ° 5 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| drainage | Southern ocean | |
The Treskawez Glacier ( Bulgarian Ледник Трескавец Lednik Treskawez ) is a 2.5 km long and 1.4 km wide glacier on Clarence Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It flows from the slopes of Jerez Peak on the east side of Ravelin Ridge north of Highton Glacier and south of Ortscho Glacier in an easterly direction to the Southern Ocean , which it reaches south of Gesha Point .
British scientists mapped it in 1972 and 2009. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2014 after the town of Treskavets in northeastern Bulgaria .
Web links
- Treskavets Glacier in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)