Boyana Glacier

Boyana Glacier
Boyana Glacier
Map showing the location of Boyana Glacier
Map showing the location of Boyana Glacier
Location of Boyana Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Boyana Glacier
Map showing the location of Boyana Glacier
Boyana Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationLivingston Island
Coordinates62°42′18″S 60°05′30″W / 62.70500°S 60.09167°W / -62.70500; -60.09167
Length3 km (1.9 mi)
Width1.6 km (1.0 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusBransfield Strait
Statusunknown
Location of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Islands.

Boyana Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Бояна, romanizedlednik Boyana, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ boˈjanɐ]) in Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands in Antarctica is situated southeast of Macy Glacier and west-southwest of Srebarna Glacier. It is bounded by Vazov Rock on the west, St. Naum Peak, Starosel Gate, Silistra Knoll and Kotel Gap on the north, and Christoff Cliff on the east. The glacier extends 3 km in east-west direction and 1.6 km in north-south direction, and flows southeastward into the Bransfield Strait between Vazov Point and Aytos Point.

The feature is named after the Bulgarian settlement of Boyana, now part of Sofia.