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Kamchiya Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Камчия, romanized: lednik Kamchiya, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈkamt͡ʃijɐ]) is located on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated south of the glacial divide between the Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait, and south of Tundzha Glacier, west-southwest of Pimpirev Glacier and east of Verila Glacier. The glacier extends 5 km along an east–west axis and is 2.2 km wide, draining into South Bay between Ereby Point and Memorable Beach.
Kamchiya Glacier | |
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Location of Kamchiya Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Livingston Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 62°37′22″S 60°31′00″W |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | South Bay |
Status | unknown |
The feature is named after the Kamchiya River in northeastern Bulgaria.
Kamchiya Glacier is centred at 62°37′22″S 60°31′00″W. Bulgarian mapping in 2005, 2009 and 2017.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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