Victory Glacier Explained

Victory Glacier
Map:Antarctica
Location:Trinity Peninsula
Coordinates:-63.8167°N -83°W
Terminus:Prince Gustav Channel

Victory Glacier (-63.8167°N -83°W) is a gently sloping glacier, long, flowing east-southeast from the north end of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula to Prince Gustav Channel immediately north of Pitt Point.It is bounded by Trakiya Heights to the north and Kondofrey Heights to the south.

Location

Victory Glacier is in Graham Land on the southeast coast of the Trinity Peninsula, which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.The north end of the Detroit Plateau rises above the head of the glacier. It flows east and terminates in Prince Gustav Channel.It is southwest of Russell East Glacier and northeast of Aitkenhead Glacier.Nearby features include Mount Daimler to the north, Mount Reece to the south and Pitt Point at the south end of the glacier's mouth.

Mapping and name

Victory Glacier was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), and so named because the glacier was sighted in the week following the surrender of Japan in World War II, in August 1945.

Nearby features

Nearby features include, from northwest to southeast:

Mount Schuyler

-63.7372°N -58.6847°W.A peak rising to high off the northeast extremity of Detroit Plateau. Situated south-southwest of Sirius Knoll, west of Antonov Peak, west by north of Mount Daimler and north-northwest of Mount Reece. Surmounting Russell West Glacier to the north and Victory Glacier to the south.Named after the American diplomat Eugene Schuyler (1840-1890) who investigated the crushing of the Bulgarian Uprising of 1876 and co-authored the draft decisions of the subsequent 1876 Constantinople Conference.

Lepitsa Peak

-63.7417°N -58.6414°W.An ice-covered peak rising to high in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau. Situated on the west side of Zlidol Gate, east-southeast of Mount Schuyler, south-southeast of Sirius Knoll, west-southwest of Belgun Peak and northwest of Bozveli Peak in Trakiya Heights, and north-northeast of Skoparnik Bluff. Surmounting the head of Russell West Glacier to the north and Victory Glacier to the SE. Named after the settlement of Lepitsa in Northern Bulgaria.

Skoparnik Bluff

-63.7689°N -58.6739°W. A partly ice-free bluff rising to . Situated in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau, south of Mount Schuyler, southwest of Antonov Peak and west of Bozveli Peak in Trakiya Heights, and northwest of Bezbog Peak and north-northwest of Gurgulyat Peak in Kondofrey Heights, and east-northeast of Bendida Peak. Surmounting Victory Glacier to the southeast.Named after Skoparnik Peak on Vitosha Mountain in Western Bulgaria.

Kondofrey Heights

See main article: Kondofrey Heights. -63.8333°N -58.5667°W.Heights rising to high. Situated east of Detroit Plateau, south of Victory Glacier and west of Prince Gustav Channel. Extending in an east–west direction and in a north–south direction. Named after the settlement of Kondofrey in Western Bulgaria.

Pitt Point

See main article: Pitt Point. -63.85°N -80°W. A promontory, high, at the south side of the mouth of Victory Glacier. Charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945, and named for K.A.J. Pitt, master of the Fitzroy, who assisted in establishing FIDS bases in 1944-45.

Chudomir Cove

-63.8583°N -58.4333°W. A wide cove indenting for the southeast coast of Trinity Peninsula, south of Pitt Point and north of Kiten Point. Named after the Bulgarian writer Chudomir (Dimitar Chorbadzhiyski, 1890-1967).

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