Kamchiya Glacier
Kamchiya Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Камчия, romanized: lednik Kamchiya, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈkamt͡ʃijɐ]) is located on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated south of the glacial divide between the Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait, and south of Tundzha Glacier, west-southwest of Pimpirev Glacier and east of Verila Glacier. The glacier extends 5 km along an east–west axis and is 2.2 km wide, draining into South Bay between Ereby Point and Memorable Beach.
| Kamchiya Glacier | |
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Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
Location of Kamchiya Glacier in Antarctica Kamchiya Glacier (Antarctica) | |
| Location | Livingston Island South Shetland Islands |
| Coordinates | 62°37′22″S 60°31′00″W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | South Bay |
| Status | unknown |
The feature is named after the Kamchiya River in northeastern Bulgaria.
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