Akaga Glacier
Location of Nordenskjöld on the Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Akaga Glacier
Map showing the location of Akaga Glacier
Location of Akaga Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates64°33′50″S 60°27′40″W / 64.56389°S 60.46111°W / -64.56389; -60.46111
Length3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Width1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusWeddell Sea
Statusunknown

Akaga Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Акага, romanizedlednik Akaga, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ɐˈkaɡɐ]) is the 5.7 km long and 2.2 km wide glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land situated south of Sinion Glacier and north of the glacier featuring Arrol Icefall. It drains the southeast slopes of Detroit Plateau, flows east-southeastwards and enters Odrin Bay in Weddell Sea. The feature is named after the Bulgar woman ruler Akaga (6th century).

Location

Akaga Glacier is located at 64°33′50″S 60°27′40″W / 64.56389°S 60.46111°W / -64.56389; -60.46111. British mapping in 1978.

See also

Maps

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