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Talev Glacier

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Talev Glacier
Location of Barison Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°37′20″S 63°55′20″W / 65.62222°S 63.92222°W / -65.62222; -63.92222[1]
Length4 km
Width2.8 km

Talev Glacier (Bulgarian: Талев ледник, romanizedTalev lednik, IPA: [ˈtalɛf ˈlɛdnik]) is the 4 km long and 2.8 km wide glacier on Barison Peninsula, Graham Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula,[2] situated west of Cadman Glacier and southeast of Butamya Glacier. It drains northeastwards, and flows into Beascochea Bay.[3]

The glacier is named after the Bulgarian writer Dimitar Talev (1898-1966).[citation needed]

Maps

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  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
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References

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  1. ^ "Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer". www.apcbg.org. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  2. ^ Shen, Qiang (6 Jun 2017). "Interactive comment on "Antarctic high-resolution ice flow mapping and increased mass loss in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica during 2006–2015"" (PDF). copernicus.org. p. C5. Retrieved 13 Jun 2023.
  3. ^ "SCAR Composite Gazetteer". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.