Rose Valley Glacier

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Rose Valley Glacier (Bulgarian: Lednik Rozova Dolina \'led-nik 'ro-zo-va do-li-'na\) is a glacier on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 6 km in SE-NW direction, and 3.5 km in SW-NE direction. It is named after the Valley of Roses in central Bulgaria.

The glacier drains the NE slopes of Vidin Heights into Lister Cove and McFarlane Strait between Pomorie Point and Inott Point.

[edit] Location

The glacier is located at 62°30′27″S, 60°6′8″W (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05).

[edit] External links

• SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer entry
• Reference Map

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