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Aleksiev Glacier


Aleksiev Glacier (Bulgarian: Алексиев ледник, ‘Aleksiev Lednik’ \a-'lek-si-ev 'led-nik\) is the 10.5 km long and 3 km wide glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land situated northeast of Kladorub Glacier and south of the glacier featuring Arrol Icefall. It drains the southeast slopes of Detroit Plateau, and flows east-southeastwards to enter Desislava Cove in Weddell Sea. The feature is named after the Bulgarian artist and writer Rayko Aleksiev (1893-1944).

Aleksiev Glacier is located at 64°37′30″S 60°32′00″W / 64.62500°S 60.53333°W / -64.62500; -60.53333Coordinates: 64°37′30″S 60°32′00″W / 64.62500°S 60.53333°W / -64.62500; -60.53333. British mapping in 1978.

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


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