Rogosh Glacier
Rogosh Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Рогош, romanized: lednik Rogosh, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik roˈɡɔʃ]) is the 29 km long and 5 km wide glacier on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica situated east of Brenitsa Glacier, south of Drygalski Glacier, and southwest of Zlokuchene Glacier and Risimina Glacier. Draining southwards from Kyustendil Ridge between Lovech Heights and Ivanili Heights, and turning eastwards north of Skilly Peak. At the ridge forming Cape Fairweather the glacier branches to flow into Artanes Bay to the south, and into Weddell Sea west of Pedersen Nunatak to the east.
The feature is named after the settlement of Rogosh in southern Bulgaria.
Location
[edit]Rogosh Glacier is centred at 64°55′00″S 61°19′00″W / 64.91667°S 61.31667°W. British mapping in 1974.
Maps
[edit]- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
Honours
[edit]Rogosh Glacier Street in the city of Sofia is named after the feature.[1][2][3]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ V. Lilkov, V. Kalanovski and I. Kostadnov. Report No. COA26-BK08-5556/2/27.04.2026 on naming streets with important toponyms reflecting the Bulgarian presence in Antarctica. Sofia City Council, 2026. (in Bulgarian)
- ↑ Naming streets with important toponyms reflecting the Bulgarian presence in Antarctica. Session No. 60, 30 April 2026. Agenda item 79. Timing 16:00. (in Bulgarian)
- ↑ Decision No. 322 of the Sofia Municipal Council of April 30, 2026 on naming streets with names of important toponyms reflecting the Bulgarian presence in Antarctica. (in Bulgarian)
References
[edit]- Rogosh Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
[edit]- Rogosh Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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