Veselie Glacier

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Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Veselie Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Веселие, romanized: lednik Veselie, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ vɛˈsɛliɛ]) is the 7 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier in Austa Ridge on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land situated southeast of Jorum Glacier and northeast of Chernoochene Glacier. It flows east-southeastwards along the north slopes of Mount Birks to enter Spillane Fjord west-southwest of Caution Point. The feature is named after the settlement of Veselie in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location[]

Veselie Glacier is located at

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65°16′15″S 62°10′00″W / 65.27083°S 62.16667°W / -65.27083; -62.16667Coordinates: 65°16′15″S 62°10′00″W / 65.27083°S 62.16667°W / -65.27083; -62.16667. British mapping in 1976.

Maps[]

  • 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.

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


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