Teteven Glacier

Teteven Glacier

Teteven Glacier (Lednik Teteven 'led-nik 'te-te-ven) is a glacier on Greenwich Island, Antarctica draining the N slopes of Dryanovo Heights into the Drake Passage between Crutch Peaks and the ice-free area at Agüedo Point. it extends 7 km in E-W direction, and 3.5 km in N-S direction.

The glacier is named after the town of Teteven in the central Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria.

Location

The glacier is located at coord|62|27|38|S|59|52|21|W|type:glacier.

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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