Letnitsa Glacier

Summary

Letnitsa Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Летница, romanizedlednik Letnitsa, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈlɛtnit͡sɐ]) is a 0.9 nautical miles (1.7 km; 1.0 mi) long glacier on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range east of Organa Peak and south of Riggs Peak. It is situated southwest of Gramada Glacier and northeast of Kremena Ice Piedmont, and flows southeastward into Hisarya Cove, Osmar Strait. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. The glacier is named after the town of Letnitsa in northern Bulgaria.

Letnitsa Glacier
Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands
Map showing the location of Letnitsa Glacier
Map showing the location of Letnitsa Glacier
Location of Letnitsa Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Letnitsa Glacier
Map showing the location of Letnitsa Glacier
Letnitsa Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationSmith Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates63°03′05″S 62°36′25″W / 63.05139°S 62.60694°W / -63.05139; -62.60694
Length0.9 nautical miles (1.7 km; 1.0 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusHisarya Cove
Statusunknown
Topographic map of Smith Island.

63°03′05″S 62°36′25″W / 63.05139°S 62.60694°W / -63.05139; -62.60694

Maps edit

  • Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c. from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822.
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
  • South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0

See also edit

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External links edit

  • Letnitsa Glacier. Copernix satellite image
 
The southeast side of Smith Island from Osmar Strait

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