Prespa Glacier

Prespa Glacier
Location of Rozhen Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
Map showing the location of Prespa Glacier
Map showing the location of Prespa Glacier
Location of Prespa Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Prespa Glacier
Map showing the location of Prespa Glacier
Prespa Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationLivingston Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates62°43′36″S 60°12′42″W / 62.72667°S 60.21167°W / -62.72667; -60.21167
Length2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi)
Width1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km; 1.5 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusBransfield Strait
Statusunknown
Prespa Glacier from Bransfield Strait, with St. Methodius Peak and St. Cyril Peak in the background.
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island

Prespa Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Преспа, romanizedlednik Prespa, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈprɛspɐ]) on Rozhen Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is situated east-northeast of Tarnovo Ice Piedmont, east of the head of Charity Glacier, southeast of Ruen Icefall and southwest of Macy Glacier. It is bounded to the east by Needle Peak and Ludogorie Peak, to the northwest by St. Cyril Peak and St. Methodius Peak, and to the southwest by Shumen Peak and Yambol Peak, and flows southeastward into Bransfield Strait between Gela Point and Samuel Point. The feature extends 3.5 km in east-west direction and 2.5 km in north-south direction. The glacier is named after Prespa Peak in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria.