Treskavets Glacier | |
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Location of Treskavets Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Clarence Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 61°13′00″S 54°05′00″W / 61.21667°S 54.08333°W |
Length | 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km; 1.5 mi) |
Width | 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | south of Gesha Point |
Status | unknown |
Treskavets Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Трескавец, romanized: lednik Treskavets, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik trɛˈskavɛt͡s]) is 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km; 1.5 mi) long and 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi) wide glacier on the east side of Ravelin Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated north of Highton Glacier and south of Orcho Glacier. It drains the slopes of Jerez Peak, flows northeastwards and enters the Southern Ocean south of Gesha Point.
The glacier is named after the settlement of Treskavets in Northeastern Bulgaria.