Treskavets Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Трескавец, romanizedlednik Treskavets, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik trɛˈskavɛt͡s]) is 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km; 1.5 mi) long and 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi) wide glacier on the east side of Ravelin Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated north of Highton Glacier and south of Orcho Glacier. It drains the slopes of Jerez Peak, flows northeastwards and enters the Southern Ocean south of Gesha Point.

Treskavets Glacier
Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands
Map showing the location of Treskavets Glacier
Map showing the location of Treskavets Glacier
Location of Treskavets Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Treskavets Glacier
Map showing the location of Treskavets Glacier
Treskavets Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationClarence Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates61°13′00″S 54°05′00″W / 61.21667°S 54.08333°W / -61.21667; -54.08333
Length1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km; 1.5 mi)
Width0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Terminussouth of Gesha Point
Statusunknown
Clarence Island seen from northeast with (left to right) Cape Bowles; Dobrodan Glacier and Highton Glacier surmounted by Urda Ridge; Treskavets Glacier, Orcho Glacier and Banari Glacier surmounted by Ravelin Ridge; and Cape Lloyd.

The glacier is named after the settlement of Treskavets in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

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Treskavets Glacier is centred at 61°13′00″S 54°05′00″W / 61.21667°S 54.08333°W / -61.21667; -54.08333. 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.