Chuchuliga_Glacier

Chuchuliga Glacier

Chuchuliga Glacier

Glacier in Antarctica

Chuchuliga Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Чучулига, romanized: lednik Chuchuliga, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik t͡ʃot͡ʃoˈliɡɐ]) is the 14 km long and 12 km wide glacier on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica situated southwest of Dzhebel Glacier, northeast of Stob Glacier and south-southeast of Archer Glacier. It is draining from the slopes of Bruce Plateau, and flowing south-southeastwards to join Crane Glacier.[1]

Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...

The feature is named after the settlement of Chuchuliga in southern Bulgaria.[1]

Location

Chuchuliga Glacier is located at 65°21′30″S 62°55′30″W. British mapping in 1974.

See also

Maps

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

Notes

  1. [1]
    Chuchuliga Glacier SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

References

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


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