Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Giridava Glacier (BGR) | 61° 15' 25.0" S | 54° 10' 20.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 137898
Place ID: 19526
The 2.7 km long and 1.2 km wide glacier on the W side of Urda Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands situated N of Skaplizo Glacier and SW of Bersame Glacier. Drains the slopes of Mount Irving, flows northwestwards and enters Chinstrap Cove E of Vaglen Point. British mapping in 1972 and 2009. Named after the Thracian settlement of Giridava in Northern Bulgaria. |
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