Struma Glacier
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Struma Glacier is a glacier in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica draining the area between Bowles Ridge
and Melnik Ridge
. The glacier is 4.8 km long and 1.5 km wide, flowing eastwards into Moon Bay
south of Sindel Point
and north of Elemag Point
. It is bounded by Melnik Ridge
to the north, Yankov Gap
to the west and Bowles Ridge
to the south.
First crossed by the Bulgarians Lyubomir Ivanov and Doychin Vasilev
from Camp Academia
on 28 December 2004.
The glacier is named after the Struma River
in Bulgaria
and forms part of the overland route between Pirdop Gate
and Yankov Gap
.
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica draining the area between Bowles Ridge
Bowles Ridge
Bowles Ridge is the central ridge of eastern Livingston Island. The ridge extends 6.5 km in the east-west direction and is 1.5 km wide. The summit of the ridge is Mount Bowles which rises to 822m and is located 9.77 km northwest of Great Needle Peak, 6.08 km north by west of...
and Melnik Ridge
Melnik Ridge
Melnik Ridge is a narrow ridge rising to 696 m in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica bounded by Kaliakra Glacier to the north and west, and Struma Glacier to the south, and linked to Bowles Ridge by the 575 m high Yankov Gap...
. The glacier is 4.8 km long and 1.5 km wide, flowing eastwards into Moon Bay
Moon Bay
Moon Bay is a 7 mi wide bay, which recedes 4 mi between Edinburgh Hill and Renier Point, on the east side of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Half Moon Island is situated in the bay. Moon Bay was known to sealers in the area as early as 1821. Recharted by...
south of Sindel Point
Sindel Point
Sindel Point is a low ice-free point on the east coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica projecting 250 m into Moon Bay to separate the glacier termini of Kaliakra Glacier to the north and Struma Glacier to the south...
and north of Elemag Point
Elemag Point
Elemag Point is a point on the coast of Moon Bay, Livingston Island, Antarctica situated 6.75 km south-southwest of Edinburgh Hill, 1.76 km southeast of Sindel Point, 3.05 km east of Sliven Peak, 2.05 km northeast of Zlatograd Rock, and 5,57 km northwest of Rila Point...
. It is bounded by Melnik Ridge
Melnik Ridge
Melnik Ridge is a narrow ridge rising to 696 m in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica bounded by Kaliakra Glacier to the north and west, and Struma Glacier to the south, and linked to Bowles Ridge by the 575 m high Yankov Gap...
to the north, Yankov Gap
Yankov Gap
Yankov Gap is an ice-covered saddle linking Melnik Ridge and Bowles Ridge in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The gap is at an elevation of 575 m and extends 1 km in the north-south direction from Samokov Knoll in Melnik Ridge to Asparuh Peak in Bowles...
to the west and Bowles Ridge
Bowles Ridge
Bowles Ridge is the central ridge of eastern Livingston Island. The ridge extends 6.5 km in the east-west direction and is 1.5 km wide. The summit of the ridge is Mount Bowles which rises to 822m and is located 9.77 km northwest of Great Needle Peak, 6.08 km north by west of...
to the south.
First crossed by the Bulgarians Lyubomir Ivanov and Doychin Vasilev
Doychin Vasilev
Doychin Vasilev is a Bulgarian alpinist and cinematographer who has climbed five Himalayan 8,000 m peaks: Dhaulagiri , Mount Everest , Makalu , and Shishapangma and Cho Oyu . President of Alpine Club Vihren, Sofia...
from Camp Academia
Camp Academia
Camp Academia is a geographical locality in eastern Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, named for the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in appreciation of Academy’s contribution to the Antarctic exploration...
on 28 December 2004.
The glacier is named after the Struma River
Struma River
The Struma or Strymónas is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. Its ancient name was Strymōn . Its catchment area is 10,800 km²...
in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
and forms part of the overland route between Pirdop Gate
Pirdop Gate
Pirdop Gate is a 300-m wide pass between Maritsa Peak and Atanasoff Nunatak in eastern Bowles Ridge, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has an elevation of 376 m at its northern entrance from Struma Glacier, and 261 m at the southern entrance from Huron Glacier...
and Yankov Gap
Yankov Gap
Yankov Gap is an ice-covered saddle linking Melnik Ridge and Bowles Ridge in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The gap is at an elevation of 575 m and extends 1 km in the north-south direction from Samokov Knoll in Melnik Ridge to Asparuh Peak in Bowles...
.
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
