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Victory Glacier

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499:. A partly ice-free bluff rising to 882 metres (2,894 ft). 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 33: 209: 40: 276: 1065: 827: 1042: 855:(REMA) gives ice surface measurements of most of the continent. When a feature is ice-covered, the ice surface will differ from the underlying rock surface and will change over time. To see ice surface contours and elevation of a feature as of the last REMA update, 1051: 1069: 831: 457:, 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 1100: 555:. 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. 1109: 445:, 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 1093: 645:. 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 73: 1086: 1035: 1018: 1001: 984: 951: 32: 867:
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852: 835: 1128: 441:. 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 139: 600: 257: 900:
The "Identify" box will appear to the top left. The Orthometric height is the elevation of the ice surface of the feature at this point.
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Enter the feature's coordinates in the box at the top left that says "Find address or place", then press enter
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to the north, Mount Reece to the south and Pitt Point at the south end of the glacier's mouth.
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Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Victory Glacier in center of southeast coast
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In the bottom right of the screen, set "Shading Factor" to 0 to get a clearer image
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to the north and Victory Glacier to the south. Named after the American diplomat
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Click the point where the contour lines seem to indicate the top of the feature
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rises above the head of the glacier. It flows east and terminates in
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In the "Contour properties" box, select Contour Interval = 1m
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and co-authored the draft decisions of the subsequent 1876
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and 12.75 kilometres (7.92 mi) north-northwest of
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Nearby features include, from northwest to southeast:
817:(2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names 743: 707: 121: 113: 65: 55: 21: 767: 379:, 9.35 kilometres (5.81 mi) west by north of 1110:Glaciers of the Trinity Peninsula and Graham Land 395:(1840-1890) who investigated the crushing of the 755: 449:and 5.75 kilometres (3.57 mi) northwest of 719: 872:Hover over the icons at the left of the screen 791: 1094: 731: 8: 1101: 1087: 1079: 1036:Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 1019:Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 1002:Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 985:Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 952:Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 842: 117:8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) 47:Location of Victory Glacier in Antarctica 18: 375:, 4.45 kilometres (2.77 mi) west of 853:Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica 836:United States Board on Geographic Names 779: 671: 661: 39: 960:Graham Land and South Shetland Islands 963:, BAS: British Antarctic Survey, 2005 653:(Dimitar Chorbadzhiyski, 1890-1967). 7: 649:. Named after the Bulgarian writer 601:Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey 258:Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey 256:Victory Glacier was surveyed by the 875:Find "Hillshade" and click on that 1072:from websites or documents of the 894:Find "Identify" and click on that 834:from websites or documents of the 696:Graham Land and South Shetland BAS 14: 1031:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1014:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 997:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 980:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 947:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 883:Find "Contour" and click on that 811:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 280:Copernix annotated satellite view 1068: This article incorporates 1063: 830: This article incorporates 825: 274: 38: 31: 1074:United States Geological Survey 808:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 507:Mountain in Western Bulgaria. 220:on the southeast coast of the 1: 1129:Glaciers of Trinity Peninsula 224:, which forms the tip of the 684:Trinity Peninsula AG and BAS 319:GPX (secondary coordinates) 1145: 562: 514: 397:Bulgarian Uprising of 1876 244:. Nearby features include 401:Constantinople Conference 314:GPX (primary coordinates) 289:Map all coordinates using 26: 746:, 63°46′08″S 58°40′26″W. 710:, 63°44′14″S 58°41′05″W. 297:Download coordinates as: 928:University of Minnesota 924:Polar Geospatial Center 915:Antarctic REMA Explorer 860:Antarctic REMA Explorer 744:Antarctic REMA Explorer 708:Antarctic REMA Explorer 228:. The north end of the 1070:public domain material 832:public domain material 768:Kondofrey Heights SCAR 461:in Northern Bulgaria. 216:Victory Glacier is in 213: 633:63.85833°S 58.43333°W 553:Prince Gustav Channel 539:63.83333°S 58.56667°W 487:63.76889°S 58.67389°W 429:63.74167°S 58.64139°W 355:63.73722°S 58.68472°W 309:GPX (all coordinates) 236:. It is southwest of 234:Prince Gustav Channel 211: 188:immediately north of 186:Prince Gustav Channel 126:Prince Gustav Channel 16:Glacier in Antarctica 1057:on 23 September 2015 756:Skoparnik Bluff SCAR 638:-63.85833; -58.43333 544:-63.83333; -58.56667 492:-63.76889; -58.67389 434:-63.74167; -58.64139 389:Russell West Glacier 360:-63.73722; -58.68472 238:Russell East Glacier 975:"Kondofrey Heights" 720:Mount Schuyler SCAR 629: /  583: /  535: /  483: /  425: /  351: /  226:Antarctic Peninsula 192:. It is bounded by 151: /  85: /  792:Chudomir Cove SCAR 264:, in August 1945. 242:Aitkenhead Glacier 214: 1116: 1115: 1044:Trinity Peninsula 1026:"Skoparnik Bluff" 908: 907: 732:Lepitsa Peak SCAR 587:63.850°S 58.367°W 517:Kondofrey Heights 511:Kondofrey Heights 240:and northeast of 222:Trinity Peninsula 198:Kondofrey Heights 196:to the north and 182:Trinity Peninsula 156:63.817°S 58.417°W 131: 130: 90:63.817°S 58.417°W 60:Trinity Peninsula 1136: 1103: 1096: 1089: 1080: 1067: 1066: 1058: 1056: 1049: 1038: 1021: 1009:"Mount Schuyler" 1004: 987: 970: 969: 968: 954: 937: 936: 935: 843: 829: 828: 824: 823: 822: 816: 795: 789: 783: 777: 771: 765: 759: 753: 747: 741: 735: 729: 723: 717: 711: 705: 699: 693: 687: 681: 675: 669: 644: 643: 641: 640: 639: 634: 630: 627: 626: 625: 622: 598: 597: 595: 594: 593: 592:-63.850; -58.367 588: 584: 581: 580: 579: 576: 550: 549: 547: 546: 545: 540: 536: 533: 532: 531: 528: 498: 497: 495: 494: 493: 488: 484: 481: 480: 479: 476: 440: 439: 437: 436: 435: 430: 426: 423: 422: 421: 418: 366: 365: 363: 362: 361: 356: 352: 349: 348: 347: 344: 278: 252:Mapping and name 200:to the south. 175: 174: 172: 171: 170: 168: 163: 162: 161:-63.817; -58.417 157: 152: 149: 148: 147: 144: 109: 108: 106: 105: 104: 102: 97: 96: 95:-63.817; -58.417 91: 86: 83: 82: 81: 78: 42: 41: 35: 19: 1144: 1143: 1139: 1138: 1137: 1135: 1134: 1133: 1119: 1118: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1064: 1061: 1054: 1047: 1041: 1024: 1007: 990: 973: 966: 964: 957: 942:"Chudomir Cove" 940: 933: 931: 912: 909: 826: 820: 818: 814: 807: 803: 798: 790: 786: 778: 774: 766: 762: 754: 750: 742: 738: 730: 726: 718: 714: 706: 702: 694: 690: 682: 678: 670: 663: 659: 637: 635: 631: 628: 623: 620: 618: 616: 615: 613: 591: 589: 585: 582: 577: 574: 572: 570: 569: 567: 561: 543: 541: 537: 534: 529: 526: 524: 522: 521: 519: 513: 491: 489: 485: 482: 477: 474: 472: 470: 469: 467: 465:Skoparnik Bluff 455:Trakiya Heights 433: 431: 427: 424: 419: 416: 414: 412: 411: 409: 393:Eugene Schuyler 387:. Surmounting 369:Detroit Plateau 359: 357: 353: 350: 345: 342: 340: 338: 337: 335: 327: 326: 325: 324: 323: 284: 283: 282: 270: 268:Nearby features 254: 230:Detroit Plateau 206: 194:Trakiya Heights 178:Detroit Plateau 167:Victory Glacier 166: 164: 160: 158: 154: 153: 150: 145: 142: 140: 138: 137: 134:Victory Glacier 101:Victory Glacier 100: 98: 94: 92: 88: 87: 84: 79: 76: 74: 72: 71: 51: 50: 49: 48: 45: 44: 43: 22:Victory Glacier 17: 12: 11: 5: 1142: 1140: 1132: 1131: 1121: 1120: 1114: 1113: 1108: 1106: 1105: 1098: 1091: 1083: 1060: 1059: 1039: 1022: 1005: 992:"Lepitsa Peak" 988: 971: 955: 938: 906: 905: 904: 903: 902: 901: 898: 892: 891: 890: 887: 881: 880: 879: 873: 870: 869: 868: 862: 848: 847: 846:REMA Explorer 841: 840: 839: 804: 802: 799: 797: 796: 784: 782:, p. 579. 772: 760: 748: 736: 724: 712: 700: 688: 676: 674:, p. 783. 660: 658: 655: 612: 609: 563:Main article: 560: 557: 515:Main article: 512: 509: 466: 463: 408: 405: 334: 333:Mount Schuyler 331: 322: 321: 316: 311: 306: 300: 294: 287: 286: 285: 273: 272: 271: 269: 266: 253: 250: 205: 202: 129: 128: 123: 119: 118: 115: 111: 110: 69: 63: 62: 57: 53: 52: 46: 37: 36: 30: 29: 28: 27: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1141: 1130: 1127: 1126: 1124: 1111: 1104: 1099: 1097: 1092: 1090: 1085: 1084: 1081: 1077: 1075: 1071: 1053: 1046: 1045: 1040: 1037: 1033: 1032: 1027: 1023: 1020: 1016: 1015: 1010: 1006: 1003: 999: 998: 993: 989: 986: 982: 981: 976: 972: 962: 961: 956: 953: 949: 948: 943: 939: 929: 925: 921: 917: 916: 911: 910: 899: 896: 895: 893: 888: 885: 884: 882: 877: 876: 874: 871: 866: 865: 863: 861: 857: 856: 854: 850: 849: 845: 844: 837: 833: 813: 812: 806: 805: 800: 793: 788: 785: 781: 776: 773: 769: 764: 761: 757: 752: 749: 745: 740: 737: 733: 728: 725: 721: 716: 713: 709: 704: 701: 697: 692: 689: 685: 680: 677: 673: 668: 666: 662: 656: 654: 652: 648: 642: 611:Chudomir Cove 610: 608: 606: 602: 596: 566: 558: 556: 554: 548: 518: 510: 508: 506: 502: 496: 464: 462: 460: 456: 452: 448: 444: 438: 406: 404: 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 382: 381:Mount Daimler 378: 374: 370: 364: 332: 330: 320: 317: 315: 312: 310: 307: 305: 302: 301: 299: 298: 293: 292:OpenStreetMap 290: 281: 277: 267: 265: 263: 259: 251: 249: 247: 246:Mount Daimler 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 219: 210: 203: 201: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 173: 135: 127: 124: 120: 116: 112: 107: 70: 68: 64: 61: 58: 54: 34: 25: 20: 1062: 1052:the original 1043: 1029: 1012: 995: 978: 965:, retrieved 959: 945: 932:, retrieved 914: 819:, retrieved 810: 787: 780:Alberts 1995 775: 763: 751: 739: 727: 715: 703: 691: 679: 672:Alberts 1995 614: 604: 568: 520: 468: 451:Bozveli Peak 410: 407:Lepitsa Peak 377:Antonov Peak 373:Sirius Knoll 336: 328: 296: 295: 288: 262:World War II 255: 215: 133: 132: 647:Kiten Point 636: / 590: / 542: / 490: / 447:Belgun Peak 443:Zlidol Gate 432: / 385:Mount Reece 358: / 218:Graham Land 159: / 93: / 67:Coordinates 967:2024-05-03 934:2024-06-03 922:imagery), 858:Open the 821:2023-12-03 657:References 624:58°26′00″W 621:63°51′30″S 565:Pitt Point 559:Pitt Point 530:58°34′00″W 527:63°50′00″S 478:58°40′26″W 475:63°46′08″S 420:58°38′29″W 417:63°44′30″S 346:58°41′05″W 343:63°44′14″S 190:Pitt Point 165: ( 99: ( 501:Skoparnik 1123:Category 651:Chudomir 503:Peak on 204:Location 122:Terminus 56:Location 801:Sources 605:Fitzroy 578:58°22′W 575:63°51′S 505:Vitosha 459:Lepitsa 146:58°25′W 143:63°49′S 80:58°25′W 77:63°49′S 930:, 2019 114:Length 1055:(PDF) 1048:(PDF) 920:Maxar 815:(PDF) 851:The 453:in 304:KML 184:to 180:on 1125:: 1076:. 1034:, 1028:, 1017:, 1011:, 1000:, 994:, 983:, 977:, 950:, 944:, 926:, 664:^ 403:. 1102:e 1095:t 1088:v 838:. 794:. 770:. 758:. 734:. 722:. 698:. 686:. 169:) 136:( 103:)

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Map showing the location of Victory Glacier
Trinity Peninsula
Coordinates
63°49′S 58°25′W / 63.817°S 58.417°W / -63.817; -58.417 (Victory Glacier)
Prince Gustav Channel
63°49′S 58°25′W / 63.817°S 58.417°W / -63.817; -58.417 (Victory Glacier)
Detroit Plateau
Trinity Peninsula
Prince Gustav Channel
Pitt Point
Trakiya Heights
Kondofrey Heights

Graham Land
Trinity Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula
Detroit Plateau
Prince Gustav Channel
Russell East Glacier
Aitkenhead Glacier
Mount Daimler
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
World War II

Copernix annotated satellite view
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)

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