Chuchuliga Glacier

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Chuchuliga Glacier
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Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Chuchuliga Glacier
Map showing the location of Chuchuliga Glacier
Location of Chuchuliga Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates65°21′30″S 62°55′30″W / 65.35833°S 62.92500°W / -65.35833; -62.92500
Length7 nmi (13 km; 8 mi)
Width6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusCrane Glacier
Statusunknown

Chuchuliga Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Чучулига, romanized: lednik Chuchuliga, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik t͡ʃot͡ʃoˈliɡɐ]) is the 14 km long and 12 km wide glacier on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica situated southwest of Dzhebel Glacier, northeast of Stob Glacier and south-southeast of Archer Glacier. It is draining from the slopes of Bruce Plateau, and flowing south-southeastwards to join Crane Glacier.[1]

The feature is named after the settlement of Chuchuliga in southern Bulgaria.[1]

Location[]

Chuchuliga Glacier is located at

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65°21′30″S 62°55′30″W / 65.35833°S 62.92500°W / -65.35833; -62.92500Coordinates: 65°21′30″S 62°55′30″W / 65.35833°S 62.92500°W / -65.35833; -62.92500. British mapping in 1974.

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

Maps[]

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Chuchuliga Glacier SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

References[]

External links[]

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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