Rose Valley Glacier Explained

Rose Valley Glacier
Map:South Shetland Islands#Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Livingston Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates:-62.5083°N -60.1019°W
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:Lister Cove
Status:unknown

Rose Valley Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Розова долина|lednik Rozova dolina, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈlɛdnik ˈrɔzovɐ doliˈna/) is a glacier on Varna Peninsula, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated northeast of Saedinenie Snowfield, northwest of Debelt Glacier and north of Panega Glacier. It extends 5.2 km in southeast-northwest direction and 3.7 km in southwest-northeast direction, and drains the northeast slopes of Vidin Heights to flow into Lister Cove and McFarlane Strait between Pomorie Point and Inott Point.

The feature is named after the Valley of Roses in central Bulgaria.

Location

The glacier is located at -62.5083°N -60.1019°W (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05 and mapping in 2005 and 2009).

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