Upper Perunika Glacier from Catalunyan Saddle.At the glacier's terminus.Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island
Perunika Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Перуника, romanized: lednik Perunika, IPA:[ˈlɛdnikpɛroˈnikɐ]) is an 8 km long and 3 km wide (average) roughly crescent-shaped glacier in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated east of Pimpirev Glacier, south of Saedinenie Snowfield, southwest of Kaliakra Glacier, west of Huron Glacier, and north of Balkan Snowfield and the head of Huntress Glacier.[1]
Its head is bounded by Pliska Ridge to the south-southwest, Nesebar Gap to the south, Wörner Gap to the east, and Bowles Ridge to the north-northeast. It drains northwestwards between Burdick Ridge and Bowles Ridge, then north of Rezen Knoll turns west-southwest and flows into the head of Emona Anchorage between Bulgarian Beach and Pimpirev Beach.
The glacier is heavily crevassed in its lower half, receiving ice influx also from Balkan Snowfield and from the part of the island’s ice cap that is located west of Hemus Peak and Gurev Gap and south of Saedinenie Snowfield, and is draining southwards. It exhibits pyroclastic phenomena typical of the region’s glaciology and resulting from volcanic activities at Deception Island not 40 km away.
The glacier was mapped by the Spanish Servicio Geográfico del Ejército in 1991, the lower portion in greater detail. Bulgarian remapping of Perunika Glacier’s terminus from a survey made during the summer of 1995-96; mapping in 2005 and 2009 from the Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05.
Perunika is the name of a village in the Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria. A derivation of Perun, the name of ancient Slavic God.[1]
PerunikaGlacier (Bulgarian: ледник Перуника, romanized: lednik Perunika, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik pɛroˈnikɐ]) is an 8 km long and 3 km wide (average) roughly crescent-shaped...
separates the glacial catchments of Kaliakra Glacier to the east, and Saedinenie Snowfield and PerunikaGlacier to the west. It is part of the overland route...
surmounting Huntress Glacier to the west, PerunikaGlacier to the north-northwest, Huron Glacier to the northeast and Macy Glacier to the southeast. The...
The peak is overlooking PerunikaGlacier and Wörner Gap to the southwest, Huron Glacier to the southeast, and Kaliakra Glacier to the north. The feature...
Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surmounting PerunikaGlacier to the south and northwest, and Kaliakra Glacier to the northeast. The peak is named after...
Glacier, southeast of Contell Glacier and Balkan Snowfield, south of upper PerunikaGlacier, southwest of Huron Glacier and northwest of Macy Glacier...
Heights, Kaliakra Glacier and Saedinenie Snowfield areas to the north; Huron Glacier to the east; and PerunikaGlacier and Huntress Glacier to the west. The...
Kaliakra Glacier, and the tributary glacier draining the area between Hemus Peak and Bowles West Peak and flowing west-southwestwards into PerunikaGlacier. It...
surmount Saedinenie Snowfield to the northwest, Kaliakra Glacier to the east and PerunikaGlacier to the southwest. The first ascent was by the Bulgarian...
Island, extending 2.3 km from Hespérides Point to the southwest to PerunikaGlacier to the northeast, and forming the southeast coast of Emona Anchorage...
east of PerunikaGlacier, southeast of Kaliakra Glacier, south of Struma Glacier, west-northwest of Iskar Glacier and northeast of Huntress Glacier. It is...
part of the divide between the glacial catchments of PerunikaGlacier to the north and Huntress Glacier to the south. The gap is part of an overland route...
the southeast and Rezen Saddle in the northwest, it is bounded by PerunikaGlacier to the northeast and Balkan Snowfield to the southwest. It takes its...
South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It surmounts PerunikaGlacier on the north-east, Huntress Glacier on the south, and Balkan Snowfield on the west. First...
Bowles Ridge, Livingston Island. Surmounting PerunikaGlacier to the west and southwest, and Huron Glacier to the east and southeast. It is named after...
southeast of Tundzha Glacier, southwest of Saedinenie Snowfield, west of PerunikaGlacier and east-northeast of Kamchiya Glacier. The feature extends...
Snowfield, southwest of Panega Glacier, north of Struma Glacier and upper Huron Glacier, and northeast of PerunikaGlacier. It is bounded by Melnik Ridge...
Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surmounting PerunikaGlacier to the south and west. The knoll is named after the town of Svoge in...
Livingston Island in Antarctica. Formed as a result of the retreat of PerunikaGlacier at the beginning of 21st century. The feature is named after Iglika...
Polanco Peak in Burdick Ridge on the northwest, Huntress Glacier on the southwest and PerunikaGlacier on the northeast. The pass forms part of the overland...
Padina \'kre-snen-ska pa-'di-na\) is a heavily crevassed depression in PerunikaGlacier extending 2.25 km westwards from Rezen Knoll in eastern Livingston...
extremity of Bulgarian Beach. Formed as a result of the retreat of PerunikaGlacier at the beginning of 21st century. The feature is named after the journalist...
Valley Glacier, west of Panega Glacier, northwest of Kaliakra Glacier, north of lower PerunikaGlacier and east-northeast of Tundzha Glacier. It is bounded...
conspicuous landmark in Wörner Gap area, overlooking Huron Glacier and upper PerunikaGlacier. It was named after Kuzman Tuhchiev, participant in the 1993/94...
peak has precipitous and partly ice-free western slopes and overlooks PerunikaGlacier to the southwest. The feature takes its name from Mount Bowles, the...
valley reaching a maximum depth of 120 m below sea level beneath upper PerunikaGlacier on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. From...
Antarctica, situated south of lower PerunikaGlacier, northwest of Huntress Glacier and north of Contell Glacier. It is 3 km (1.9 mi) long in southwest-northeast...
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