Hadzhiev Glacier

Hadzhiev Glacier (Bulgarian: Хаджиев ледник, romanized: Hadzhiev lednik, IPA: [xɐˈd͡ʒiɛf ˈlɛdnik]) is the 12 km long in south-north direction and 4 km wide glacier on the north side of Havre Mountains in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It is situated north-northwest of Foreman Glacier, north of Wubbold Glacier and east of Lennon Glacier, flows northwards between Igralishte Peak on the west and Mount Newman on the east, leaves Havre Mountains and joins Bongrain Ice Piedmont.

Location of Alexander Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Satellite image of Alexander Island

The feature is named after the Bulgarian composer Parashkev Hadzhiev (1912-1992).

Location

Hadzhiev Glacier is centered at 69°10′40″S 71°32′20″W. British mapping in 1971.

Maps
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 – W 69 70. Tolworth, UK, 1971
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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