Huron Glacier
Huron Glacier is a 4.8 nautical miles } long and 2.2 nautical miles wide glacial flow on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, situated east of Perunika Glacier, southeast of Kaliakra Glacier, south of Struma Glacier, west-northwest of Iskar Glacier and northeast of Huntress Glacier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Zlatograd Rock and Struma Glacier.
Zlatograd Rock
Peak
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Zlatograd Rock is a rocky 240 m peak forming the eastern extremity of Bowles Ridge, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak overlooks Struma Glacier to the northwest and Huron Glacier to the southeast.
Struma Glacier
Glacier
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Struma Glacier is a glacier in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated south of lower Kaliakra Glacier and north of Huron Glacier.
Maritsa Peak
Peak
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Maritsa Peak rises to 560 m in eastern Bowles Ridge on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has precipitous rocky south slopes, and is situated on the west side of Pirdop Gate, surmounting Huron Glacier to the south and Struma Glacier to the north.
Huron Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 281 metres
- Description: glacial flow on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.62222° or 62° 37′ 20″ southLongitude
-60.09505° or 60° 5′ 42″ westElevation
281 metres (922 feet)Open location code
379X9WH3+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 317346737OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Huron Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Huron Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Huron Glacier”
- Chinese: “休倫冰川”
- German: “Huron-Gletscher”
- Hebrew: “קרחון יורון”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Huron”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Huronbreen”
- Portuguese: “Geleira Huron”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Huron”
- Spanish: “Hurón, glaciar”
- Swedish: “Huron Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Camp Academia and Ficheto Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aheloy Nunatak and Sliven Peak.
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