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Škorpil Glacier


Škorpil Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Шкорпил, ‘Lednik Škorpil’ \'led-nik 'shkor-pil\) is the 12 km long and 10 km wide glacier on Pernik Peninsula, Loubet Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula, situated northeast of Stefan Ice Piedmont and W of Solun Glacier. It drains the north slopes of Protector Heights, and flows northwards into Darbel Bay east of Madell Point.

The glacier is named after the Czech Bulgarian archeologist Karel Škorpil (1859–1944).

Škorpil Glacier is centred at 66°37′50″S 66°16′00″W / 66.63056°S 66.26667°W / -66.63056; -66.26667Coordinates: 66°37′50″S 66°16′00″W / 66.63056°S 66.26667°W / -66.63056; -66.26667. British mapping in 1976.


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