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Zbelsurd Glacier

Coordinates: 64°01′55″S 61°59′30″W / 64.03194°S 61.99167°W / -64.03194; -61.99167
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Zbelsurd Glacier
Location of Liège Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Map showing the location of Zbelsurd Glacier
Map showing the location of Zbelsurd Glacier
Location of Zbelsurd in Antarctica
LocationPalmer Archipelago
Coordinates64°01′55″S 61°59′30″W / 64.03194°S 61.99167°W / -64.03194; -61.99167
Length1.2 nmi (2 km; 1 mi)
Width0.8 nmi (1 km; 1 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusBolbabria Cove
Statusunknown

Zbelsurd Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Збелсурд, romanizedlednik Zbelsurd, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ˈzbɛɫsort]) is the 2.25 km long and 1.6 km wide glacier on the west side of Brugmann Mountains on Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is situated southwest of Sigmen Glacier and north-northeast of Pleystor Glacier, draining the northwest slopes of Pavlov Peak and the north slopes of Mishev Bluff, and flowing northwestwards into Bolbabria Cove.

The glacier is named after the Thracian god Zbelsurd.

Location

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Zbelsurd Glacier is centred at 64°01′55″S 61°59′30″W / 64.03194°S 61.99167°W / -64.03194; -61.99167. British mapping in 1978 and 1980.

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