Bistra Glacier

Bistra Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Бистра, romanized: lednik Bistra, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ˈbistrɐ]) is 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) long and 0.4 nautical miles (0.74 km; 0.46 mi) wide glacier on the northwest side of Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated southwest of Chuprene Glacier and northwest of Dragoman Glacier, drains the west slopes of Mount Foster and the north slopes of Slaveykov Peak, and flows northwestwards of Zavet Saddle to enter Drake Passage south of Garmen Point.

Biistra Glacier
Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands
Location of Biistra Glacier in Antarctica Bistra Glacier (Antarctica)
Location	Smith Island South Shetland Islands
Coordinates	62°59′50″S 62°34′45″W
Length	1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi)
Width	0.4 nautical miles (0.74 km; 0.46 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Ross Ice Shelf
Status	unknown

Topographic map of Smith Island

The glacier is named after the settlements of Bistra in northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Bistra Glacier is located at 62°59′50″S 62°34′45″W. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps

• Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c. from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822.
• L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
• South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
• L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0

References

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

External links

• Bistra Glacier. Copernix satellite image

Smith Island seen from southeast.

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