Kaliakra Glacier
Kaliakra Glacier is a glacier on northeastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It extends about 7.0 km (4.3 nautical miles) from east to west and about 8.0 km (4.9 miles) from north to south, and it drains eastward into Moon Bay, south of Perperek Knoll and north of Sindel Point.
The glacier lies among many landmarks: it is southeast of Saedinenie Snowfield, southwest of Panega Glacier, north of Struma Glacier and upper Huron Glacier, and northeast of Perunika Glacier. It is bordered by Melnik Ridge and Bowles Ridge to the south, by Hemus Peak, Gurev Gap, Gleaner Heights, Elhovo Gap, Leslie Hill, Leslie Gap and Radnevo Peak to the west, and by Miziya Peak and Samuel Peak to the north. The midpoint is at 62°34′35″S 60°09′30″W (62.57639°S 60.15833°W).
Kaliakra Glacier was first crossed on 24 December 2004 by Bulgarian researchers Lyubomir Ivanov and Doychin Vasilev from Camp Academia. The name Kaliakra comes from a cape on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast and was given by the Bulgarian Antarctic Place-names Commission around 1995. Bulgarian surveys Tangra 2004/05 mapped the area, with further mapping in 2005 and 2009.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 07:53 (CET).