Victory Glacier

Victory Glacier
Map showing the location of Victory Glacier
Map showing the location of Victory Glacier
Location of Victory Glacier in Antarctica
LocationTrinity Peninsula
Coordinates63°49′S 58°25′W / 63.817°S 58.417°W / -63.817; -58.417 (Victory Glacier)
Length8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
TerminusPrince Gustav Channel

Victory Glacier (63°49′S 58°25′W / 63.817°S 58.417°W / -63.817; -58.417 (Victory Glacier)) is a gently sloping glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) long, flowing east-southeast from the north end of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula to Prince Gustav Channel immediately north of Pitt Point.[1] It is bounded by Trakiya Heights to the north and Kondofrey Heights to the south.

Location

Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Victory Glacier in center of southeast coast

Victory Glacier is in Graham Land on the southeast coast of the Trinity Peninsula, which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The north end of the Detroit Plateau rises above the head of the glacier. It flows east and terminates in Prince Gustav Channel. It is southwest of Russell East Glacier and northeast of Aitkenhead Glacier. Nearby features include Mount Daimler to the north, Mount Reece to the south and Pitt Point at the south end of the glacier's mouth.[2][3]

Mapping and name

Victory Glacier was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), and so named because the glacier was sighted in the week following the surrender of Japan in World War II, in August 1945.[1]

Nearby features

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Mount Schuyler

63°44′14″S 58°41′05″W / 63.73722°S 58.68472°W / -63.73722; -58.68472. A peak rising to 1,475 metres (4,839 ft)[4] high off the northeast extremity of Detroit Plateau. Situated 2.28 kilometres (1.42 mi) south-southwest of Sirius Knoll, 4.45 kilometres (2.77 mi) west of Antonov Peak, 9.35 kilometres (5.81 mi) west by north of Mount Daimler and 12.75 kilometres (7.92 mi) north-northwest of Mount Reece. Surmounting Russell West Glacier to the north and Victory Glacier to the south. Named after the American diplomat Eugene Schuyler (1840-1890) who investigated the crushing of the Bulgarian Uprising of 1876 and co-authored the draft decisions of the subsequent 1876 Constantinople Conference.[5]

Lepitsa Peak

63°44′30″S 58°38′29″W / 63.74167°S 58.64139°W / -63.74167; -58.64139. An ice-covered peak rising to 1,110 metres (3,640 ft) high in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau. Situated on the west side of Zlidol Gate, 2.19 kilometres (1.36 mi) east-southeast of Mount Schuyler, 2.88 kilometres (1.79 mi) south-southeast of Sirius Knoll, 1.49 kilometres (0.93 mi) west-southwest of Belgun Peak and 5.75 kilometres (3.57 mi) northwest of Bozveli Peak in Trakiya Heights, and 3.42 kilometres (2.13 mi) north-northeast of Skoparnik Bluff. Surmounting the head of Russell West Glacier to the north and Victory Glacier to the SE. Named after the settlement of Lepitsa in Northern Bulgaria.[6]

Skoparnik Bluff

63°46′08″S 58°40′26″W / 63.76889°S 58.67389°W / -63.76889; -58.67389. A partly ice-free bluff rising to 882 metres (2,894 ft).[7] Situated in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau, 3.56 kilometres (2.21 mi) south of Mount Schuyler, 4.88 kilometres (3.03 mi) southwest of Antonov Peak and 6.83 kilometres (4.24 mi) west of Bozveli Peak in Trakiya Heights, and 6.89 kilometres (4.28 mi) northwest of Bezbog Peak and 7.08 kilometres (4.40 mi) north-northwest of Gurgulyat Peak in Kondofrey Heights, and 11.52 kilometres (7.16 mi) east-northeast of Bendida Peak. Surmounting Victory Glacier to the southeast. Named after Skoparnik Peak on Vitosha Mountain in Western Bulgaria.[8]

Kondofrey Heights

Main article: Kondofrey Heights

63°50′00″S 58°34′00″W / 63.83333°S 58.56667°W / -63.83333; -58.56667. Heights rising to 1,119 metres (3,671 ft) high. Situated east of Detroit Plateau, south of Victory Glacier and west of Prince Gustav Channel. Extending 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) in an east–west direction and 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) in a north–south direction. Named after the settlement of Kondofrey in Western Bulgaria.[9]

Pitt Point

Main article: Pitt Point

63°51′S 58°22′W / 63.850°S 58.367°W / -63.850; -58.367. A promontory, 90 metres (300 ft) high, at the south side of the mouth of Victory Glacier. Charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945, and named for K.A.J. Pitt, master of the Fitzroy, who assisted in establishing FIDS bases in 1944-45.[10]

Chudomir Cove

63°51′30″S 58°26′00″W / 63.85833°S 58.43333°W / -63.85833; -58.43333. A 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) wide cove indenting for 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) the southeast coast of Trinity Peninsula, south of Pitt Point and north of Kiten Point. Named after the Bulgarian writer Chudomir (Dimitar Chorbadzhiyski, 1890-1967).[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 783.
  2. ^ Trinity Peninsula AG and BAS.
  3. ^ Graham Land and South Shetland BAS.
  4. ^ Antarctic REMA Explorer, 63°44′14″S 58°41′05″W.
  5. ^ Mount Schuyler SCAR.
  6. ^ Lepitsa Peak SCAR.
  7. ^ Antarctic REMA Explorer, 63°46′08″S 58°40′26″W.
  8. ^ Skoparnik Bluff SCAR.
  9. ^ Kondofrey Heights SCAR.
  10. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 579.
  11. ^ Chudomir Cove SCAR.

Sources

  • Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03 Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
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