Ovech Glacier

Ovech Glacier
Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands
Map showing the location of Ovech Glacier
Map showing the location of Ovech Glacier
Location of Ovech Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Ovech Glacier
Map showing the location of Ovech Glacier
Ovech Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationSmith Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates62°57′45″S 62°26′40″W / 62.96250°S 62.44444°W / -62.96250; -62.44444
Length2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusNikolov Cove
Statusunknown
Topographic map of Smith Island.

Ovech Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Овеч, romanizedlednik Ovech, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈɔvɛt͡ʃ]; 62°57′42″S 62°26′40″W / 62.96167°S 62.44444°W / -62.96167; -62.44444) is a 3.5 km long glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range southeast of Drinov Peak and east of Popovo Saddle and Sevlievski Peak. It is situated southeast of Vetrino Glacier and Yablanitsa Glacier, and northeast of Krivodol Glacier, and flows east-southeastward into Nikolov Cove on Boyd Strait. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. The glacier is named after the medieval fortress of Ovech in northeastern Bulgaria.