Bersame Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Берсаме, romanizedlednik Bersame, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ˈbɛrsɐmɛ]) is the 2.4 km long and 1.5 km wide glacier on the west side of Urda Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated northeast of Giridava Glacier. It drains the slopes of Mount Llana, flows northwestwards and enters the Southern Ocean northeast of the terminus of Giridava Glacier.

Bersame Glacier
Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands
Map showing the location of Bersame Glacier
Map showing the location of Bersame Glacier
Location of Bersame Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Bersame Glacier
Map showing the location of Bersame Glacier
Bersame Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationClarence Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates61°14′50″S 54°09′00″W / 61.24722°S 54.15000°W / -61.24722; -54.15000
Length1.3 nmi (2 km; 1 mi)
Width0.8 nmi (1 km; 1 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusGiridava Glacier
Statusunknown

The glacier is named after the Thracian settlement of Bersame in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

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Bersame Glacier is centred at 61°14′50″S 54°09′00″W / 61.24722°S 54.15000°W / -61.24722; -54.15000. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.

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