Rusalka Glacier
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Rusalka Glacier is the 8 km long and 4.6 km wide glacier on Velingrad Peninsula
, Graham Coast
on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula
, situated northeast of Hoek Glacier
. It drains the west slopes of Mount Paulcke
, and flows northwestwards into Dimitrov Cove
in Harrison Passage
.
The glacier is named after the Bulgarian Black Sea
resort of Rusalka
.
Velingrad Peninsula
Velingrad Peninsula is the ice-covered peninsula projecting 22.5 km in northwest direction from Graham Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula. Bounded by Barilari Bay to the northeast and Holtedahl Bay to the southwest, and separated from Biscoe Islands to the northwest by Grandidier...
, Graham Coast
Graham Coast
Graham Coast is the portion of the west coast of Graham Land in Antarctic Peninsula, extending 172 km between Cape Bellue to the southwest and Cape Renard to the northeast....
on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands....
, situated northeast of Hoek Glacier
Hoek Glacier
Hoek Glacier is a glacier flowing into Dimitrov Cove on the northwest coast of Velingrad Peninsula on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, southward of Llanquihue Islands. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names...
. It drains the west slopes of Mount Paulcke
Mount Paulcke
Mount Paulcke is a mountain, at least 915 m, standing west of Huitfeldt Point, Barilari Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey...
, and flows northwestwards into Dimitrov Cove
Dimitrov Cove
Dimitrov Cove is the 6.8 km wide cove indenting for 4.8 km the northwest coast of Velingrad Peninsula on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, which is entered between Pripek Point to the west and Biser Point to the east...
in Harrison Passage
Harrison Passage
Harrison Passage is a passage between Larrouy and Tadpole Islands to the west, and Llanquihue Islands and the west coast of Graham Land to the east. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey...
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The glacier is named after the Bulgarian Black Sea
Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
The Bulgarian Black Sea Coast covers the entire eastern bound of Bulgaria stretching from the Romanian Black Sea resorts in the north to European Turkey in the south, along 378 km of coastline. White and golden sandy beaches occupy approximately 130 km of the 378 km long coast...
resort of Rusalka
Rusalka, Bulgaria
Rusalka is a seaside resort on the northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast located in Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria . It is located in a nature reserve in a bay 90 km northeast of Varna and 23 km from Shabla, surrounded by oak forests.The whole resort is an all-inclusive area of 600...
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Location
Rusalka Glacier is centred at 65°58′30"S 64°57′20"W. British mapping in 1971.Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1971.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2006.