Pashuk Glacier | |
---|---|
Location of Pashuk Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Smith Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 62°59′45″S 62°30′00″W / 62.99583°S 62.50000°W |
Length | 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) |
Width | 0.3 nautical miles (0.56 km; 0.35 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Osmar Strait |
Status | unknown |
Pashuk Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Пашук, romanized: lednik Pashuk, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik pɐˈʃuk]) is the steep 2.7 km long and 600 m wide glacier on the southeast side of Imeon Range, Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, which is draining southeastwards from Vakarel Saddle between the side ridges descending from Antim Peak and Evlogi Peak and separating it from Krivodol Glacier to the north and Rupite Glacier to the south respectively, and flows into Osmar Strait southwest of Sredets Point.
The glacier is named after the Canadian Keri Pashuk, skipper of the sailing yacht Northanger which provided logistic support for the first ascent of the island's summit Mount Foster (2105 m) in 1996.