Shterna Glacier Explained

Shterna Glacier
Map:Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Palmer Archipelago
Coordinates:-63.9958°N -61.8861°W
Length:2nmi
Width:1nmi
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:Boisguehenneuc Bay
Status:unknown

Shterna Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Щерна|lednik Shterna, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈlɛdnik ˈʃtɛrnɐ/) is the glacier extending 3.6 km in east-west direction and 2.2 km in north-south direction on Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is situated northeast of Sigmen Glacier, draining the north slopes of Brugmann Mountains and flowing northwards into Boisguehenneuc Bay.

The glacier is named after the settlement of Shterna in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Shterna Glacier is centred at -63.9958°N -61.8861°W. British mapping in 1978.

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