Altimir Glacier | |
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Location of Altimir Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Anvers Island |
Coordinates | 64°35′50″S 63°09′00″W / 64.59722°S 63.15000°W |
Length | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
Width | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
Terminus | Fournier Bay |
Altimir Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Алтимир, romanized: lednik Altimir, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ɐɫtiˈmir]) is a 4.8-kilometre (3.0 mi) long and 5.5-kilometre (3.4 mi) wide glacier draining the north slopes of the Osterrieth Range on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It flows northwards to enter Dalchev Cove in Fournier Bay east of Studena Point.
The glacier is named after the settlement of Altimir in northwestern Bulgaria.