Kleptuza Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Клептуза, romanized: lednik Kleptuza, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik klɛpˈtuzɐ]) is a 6 km long and 6 km wide glacier draining the east slopes of Mount Hector in the Trojan Range and the north slopes of Osterrieth Range on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Situated southeast of Thamyris Glacier and west of Altimir Glacier. Flowing northwards to enter Fournier Bay east of Madzharovo Point and west of Studena Point.

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Kleptuza Glacier
Location of Anvers Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Location of Kleptuza in Antarctica
Location	Palmer Archipelago
Coordinates	64°36′S 62°16′W
Length	3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Width	3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Fournier Bay
Status	unknown

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The glacier is named after the karst spring of Kleptuza in southern Bulgaria.

Kleptuza Glacier is located at 64°36′00″S 63°16′00″W. British mapping in 1980.

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3217. DOS 610 - W 64 62. Tolworth, UK, 1980.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

• Kleptuza Glacier. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

• Kleptuza Glacier. Copernix satellite image

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

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