Wulfila Glacier Explained

Wulfila Glacier
Map:South Shetland Islands#Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Greenwich Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates:-62.5442°N -59.7422°W
Length:1.6nmi
Width:1nmi
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:McFarlane Strait
Status:unknown

Wulfila Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Вулфила|lednik Vulfila, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈlɛdniɡ voɫˈfiɫɐ/) is located on the southern slopes of Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, south-southwest of Solis Glacier and west of Zheravna Glacier. It is bounded by Oborishte Ridge to the northwest, Nevlya Peak to the north, Terter Peak and Razgrad Peak to the northeast, and Ephraim Bluff to the southeast. The glacier extends 3 km in northwest–southeast direction and 2 km in northeast–southwest direction. It drains southwestwards into McFarlane Strait between Ephraim Bluff and the base of Provadiya Hook, feeding the head of Doris Cove.

The feature is named after Bishop Wulfila (311-383 AD) of Nicopolis ad Istrum (the present Bulgarian settlement of Nikyup near Veliko Tarnovo) who created the Gothic alphabet, and laid the foundations of the Germanic literature.

Location

Wulfila Glacier is centred at -62.5442°N -59.7422°W (Bulgarian survey Tangra 2004/05 and mapping in 2005 and 2009).

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