Armira Glacier | |
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Location of Armira Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Smith Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 63°01′25″S 62°33′00″W / 63.02361°S 62.55000°W |
Length | 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) |
Terminus | Yarebitsa Cove |
Armira Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Армира, romanized: lednik Armira, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ɐrˈmirɐ]) is a 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) long glacier on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range southeast of Slaveykov Peak and east of Neofit Peak. It is situated southwest of Dragoman Glacier and northeast of Gramada Glacier, and flows southeastward into Yarebitsa Cove on Osmar Strait. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. The glacier is named after Armira River in southeastern Bulgaria.