Berkovitsa Glacier | |
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Location of Berkovitsa Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Livingston Island |
Coordinates | 62°34′20″S 60°41′15″W / 62.57222°S 60.68750°W |
Length | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Hero Bay |
Status | unknown |
Berkovitsa Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Берковица, romanized: lednik Berkovitsa, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ berˈkɔvit͡sɐ]) is a glacier on Livingston Island, Antarctica situated east of Etar Snowfield, south of Medven Glacier, west-northwest of Tundzha Glacier and north-northeast of Verila Glacier. It is bounded by the southeastern slopes of Oryahovo Heights and the northwestern slopes of Snow Peak. It extends 4 km in southeast-northwest direction and 2.8 km in northwest-southeast direction, and drains northeastwards into Hero Bay between Avitohol Point and Remetalk Point.
The glacier is named after the town of Berkovitsa in the western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria.