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Zavera Snowfield


Zavera Snowfield (Bulgarian: Ледник Завера, ‘Lednik Zavera’ \'led-nik za-'ve-ra\) is the glacier extending 18 km in north-south direction and 16 km in east-west direction on southern Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau, south of Diplock Glacier, north of Mount Wild and northeast of Kopito Ridge, and draining into Prince Gustav Channel in Weddell Sea.

The glacier is named after the Bulgarian liberation uprising of ‘Velchova Zavera’ in 1835.

Zavera Snowfield is centred at 64°06′30″S 58°52′00″W / 64.10833°S 58.86667°W / -64.10833; -58.86667Coordinates: 64°06′30″S 58°52′00″W / 64.10833°S 58.86667°W / -64.10833; -58.86667.


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


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