Talev Glacier
Location of Barison Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.
Talev Glacier (Bulgarian: Талев ледник, ‘Talev Lednik’ \'ta-lev 'led-nik\) is the 4 km long and 2.8 km wide glacier on Barison Peninsula, Graham Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula, situated west of Cadman Glacier and southeast of Butamya Glacier. It drains northeastwards, and flows into Beascochea Bay.
The glacier is named after the Bulgarian writer Dimitar Talev (1898-1966).
Location
Talev Glacier is centred at 65°37′20″S 63°55′20″W / 65.62222°S 63.92222°WCoordinates: 65°37′20″S 63°55′20″W / 65.62222°S 63.92222°W. British mapping in 1976.
Maps
- 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), 1993–2016.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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