Saedinenie Snowfield
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Saedinenie Snowfield (Lednik Saedinenie \'led-nik s&-e-di-'ne-ni-e\) on Livingston Island, Antarctica, is bounded by Teres Ridge to the W, the glacial divide between the Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait to the S, Gleaner Heights, Elhovo Gap and Leslie Hill to the SE, and Leslie Gap and Vidin Heights to the E. It extends 5 km inland, and 16 km in SW-NE direction and drains into Hero Bay between Melta Point and Slab Point.
A survey bivouac in eastern Saedinenie Snowfield near Leslie Hill was occupied 24 December - 28 December 2004.
The snowfield is named after the Bulgarian town of Saedinenie (‘Reunification’), in association with the 120th anniversary of the Reunification of the Principality of Bulgaria and the province of Eastern Rumelia in 1885.
[edit] Location
The snowfield is located at (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05).
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
