Vladigerov Passage

Vladigerov Passage (Bulgarian: Владигеров проток, ‘Vladigerov Protok’ \vla-di-'ge-rov 'pro-tok\) is a passage in the Biscoe Islands, Antarctica between Lavoisier Island on the east and Krogh Island on the west. It is 5.8 km long in the southwest-northeast direction and 1.05 km wide. The eponymous Vladigerov Island, 420 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 150 m wide, is lying in the narrowest part of the passage centred at 66°17′17″S 66°54′35″W, formed as a result of the retreat of the ice cap of Lavoisier Island in the early 21st century.

Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

The passage is named after the Bulgarian composer Pancho Vladigerov (1899-1978).

Location

Vladigerov Passage is centred at 66°16′57″S 66°53′50″W. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, 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.

References

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

External links

• Vladigerov Passage. Copernix satellite image

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