Zaychar Glacier

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Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.

Zaychar Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Зайчар, romanized: lednik Zaychar, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ˈzajt͡ʃɐr]) is the 7.5 km long and 2.7 km wide glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It drains the southeast slopes of Detroit Plateau, flowing east-southeastwards between Grivitsa Ridge and Kableshkov Ridge, and entering Odrin Bay in Weddell Sea 5 km northwest of Fothergill Point.

The glacier is named after the settlement of Zaychar in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location[]

Zaychar Glacier is centred at 64°31′25″S 60°20′30″W / 64.52361°S 60.34167°W / -64.52361; -60.34167Coordinates: 64°31′25″S 60°20′30″W / 64.52361°S 60.34167°W / -64.52361; -60.34167. British mapping in 1978.

Maps[]

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References[]

• Zaychar Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links[]

• Zaychar 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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