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Dimkov Glacier
Glacier in Antarctica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dimkov Glacier (Bulgarian: Димков ледник, romanized: Dimkov lednik, IPA: [ˈdimkof ˈlɛdnik]) is a 6 km long and 4.3 km wide glacier draining the western slopes of Solvay Mountains on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is situated southwest of Rush Glacier and west of Jenner Glacier, and flows southwestwards between Kondolov Peak and Sheynovo Peak to enter Duperré Bay south of Humann Point.
| Dimkov Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region | |
  Location of Dikmov Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Palmer Archipelago |
| Coordinates | 64°25′10″S 62°37′40″W |
| Length | 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi) |
| Width | 2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Solvay Mountains |
| Status | unknown |
The glacier is named for the Bulgarian theoretician and practitioner of traditional medicine Petar Dimkov (1886-1981).
Dimkov Glacier is centred at 64°25′10″S 62°37′40″W according to British mapping in 1980 and 2008.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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