Shipka Valley

Shipka Valley

Shipka Valley (Shipchenska Dolina 'ship-chen-ska do-li-'na) valley extending 2.4 km and 700 m wide in Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica. The valley descends from Shipka Saddle between the N slopes of Lyaskovets Peak and Levski Peak, and holds a glacier tributary of Huron Glacier.

It was first visited on 17 December 2004 and takes its name from the adjacent Shipka Saddle.

Location

The valley is located at coord|62|39|05|S|60|08|00|W| (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 from the Tangra 2004/05 topographic survey).

External links

* [http://www3.pnra.it/SCAR_GAZE SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer] .

* [http://www.mfa.government.bg/uploads/imgs/Livingston/livingston.jpgReference Map]


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