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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Bozhinov Glacier (BGR) | 64° 36' 30.0" S | 61° 27' 30.0" W | Glacier |
Name ID: 136882
Place ID: 18598
The 5 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier on Danco Coast in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula situated N of Krebs Glacier and S of Nobile Glacier. Flowing westwards to enter Gerlache Strait at Charlotte Bay. Named for the Bulgarian pioneer of aviation Georgi Bozhinov (1879-1955) whose innovative aircraft was patented in France in 1912. |
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