The Banski Suhodol Glacier (Bulgarian: Ледника в Бански Суходол, Lednika v Banski Suhodol) is a small glacier (glacieret) in the Pirin Mountains of Bulgaria. It lies below the Kutelo peak (2908 m.) in the upper Banski Suhodol Valley (Bulgarian: Бански Суходол).
| Banski Suhodol Glacier | |
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 The Banski Suhodol Glacier in July 2012. | |
  Banski Suhodol Glacier Location of Banski Suhodol Glacier  Banski Suhodol Glacier Banski Suhodol Glacier (Europe) | |
| Location | Pirin Mountains |
| Coordinates | 41°47′0″N 23°23′40″E / 41.78333°N 23.39444°E |
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Geography
editThe glacier is on the northern slope of the Kutelo summit and is shaded from the east by the Koncheto ridge. After the nearby Snezhnika glacier (latitude of 41°46′09″ N) Banski Suhodol glacier is the southernmost in Europe, followed by three small glaciers below the Maja Jezerce summit in northern Albania, the Calderone glacier in the Gran Sasso mountain in Italy, and Debeli Namet glacier in Montenegro. Together with the nearby Snezhnika glacieret below Vihren, it is one of two surviving glacial masses in Bulgaria.[1][2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ "(the pirin mountains, bulgaria) in the last ten years" (PDF). igipz.pan.pl. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "REPORT ON THE CONDUCT OF THE "BANSKI SUHODOL" 2010 NATIONAL SPELEOEXPEDITION". helictit.info. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ Grunewald, K; Scheithauer, J (2010), "Europe's southernmost glaciers: response and adaptation to climate change", Journal of Glaciology, 56 (195): 129–142, Bibcode:2010JGlac..56..129G, doi:10.3189/002214310791190947
- ^ Emil Gachev, Alexander Gikov, Cvetelina Zlatinova, Bozidar Blagoev Present state of Bulgarian glacierets Landform Analysis, Vol. 11: 16–24 ISSN 2081-5980