Orcho Glacier Explained

Orcho Glacier
Map:South Shetland Islands#Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Clarence Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates:-61.2°N -54.0778°W
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:Gesha Point
Status:unknown

Orcho Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Орчо|lednik Orcho, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈlɛdnik ˈɔrt͡ʃo/) is long and wide glacier on the east side of Ravelin Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated north of Treskavets Glacier and south-southwest of Banari Glacier. It flows eastwards and enters the Southern Ocean north of Gesha Point.

The glacier is named after the Bulgarian rebel leader Orcho Voyvoda (1829-1911).

Location

Orcho Glacier is centred at -61.2°N -54.0778°W. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.

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