Altimir Glacier

Altimir Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Алтимир, romanized: lednik Altimir, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ɐɫtiˈmir]) is a 4.8-kilometre (3.0 mi) long and 5.5-kilometre (3.4 mi) wide glacier draining the north slopes of the Osterrieth Range on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It flows northwards to enter Dalchev Cove in Fournier Bay east of Studena Point.

Altimir Glacier
Location of Anvers Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Location of Altimir Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Anvers Island
Coordinates	64°35′50″S 63°09′00″W
Length	4.8 km (3.0 mi)
Width	5.5 km (3.4 mi)
Terminus	Fournier Bay

The glacier is named after the settlement of Altimir in northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Altimir Glacier is located at 64°35′50″S 63°09′00″W. It was mapped by the British Directorate of Overseas Surveys in 1980.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3217. DOS 610 - W 64 62. Tolworth, UK, 1980.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

Bibliography

• Altimir Glacier. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Altimir Glacier. Copernix satellite image

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