{{Short description|Glacier in Antarctica}} {{Infobox glacier | child = | name = Victory Glacier | other_name = | image = | image_alt = | caption = | map = Antarctica | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Victory Glacier in Antarctica | mark = | type = | location = Trinity Peninsula | coordinates = {{coord|63|49|S|58|25|W|region:AQ|format=dms|display=inline|name=Victory Glacier}} | coords_ref = | area = | length = {{convert|8|nmi}} | width = | thickness = | elevation_max = | elevation_min = | terminus = Prince Gustav Channel | status = | embedded = }} '''Victory Glacier''' ({{coord|63|49|S|58|25|W|display=inline,title|name=Victory Glacier}}) is a gently sloping glacier, {{convert|8|nmi}} long, flowing east-southeast from the north end of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula to Prince Gustav Channel immediately north of Pitt Point.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=783}} It is bounded by Trakiya Heights to the north and Kondofrey Heights to the south.
{{TOC limit|2}} ==Location== thumb|Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Victory Glacier in center of southeast coast Victory Glacier is in Graham Land on the southeast coast of the Trinity Peninsula, which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The north end of the Detroit Plateau rises above the head of the glacier. It flows east and terminates in Prince Gustav Channel. It is southwest of Russell East Glacier and northeast of Aitkenhead Glacier. Nearby features include Mount Daimler to the north, Mount Reece to the south and Pitt Point at the south end of the glacier's mouth.{{sfn|Trinity Peninsula AG and BAS}}{{sfn|Graham Land and South Shetland BAS}}
==Mapping and name== Victory Glacier was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), and so named because the glacier was sighted in the week following the surrender of Japan in World War II, in August 1945.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=783}}
==Nearby features== {{copernix|-58.48772746782952,-63.81925788711191,11}} Nearby features include, from northwest to southeast: ===Mount Schuyler=== {{coord|63|44|14|S|58|41|05|W}}. A peak rising to {{convert|1475|m}}{{sfn|Antarctic REMA Explorer|loc=63°44′14″S 58°41′05″W}} high off the northeast extremity of Detroit Plateau. Situated {{convert|2.28|km}} south-southwest of Sirius Knoll, {{convert|4.45|km}} west of Antonov Peak, {{convert|9.35|km}} west by north of Mount Daimler and {{convert|12.75|km}} north-northwest of Mount Reece. Surmounting Russell West Glacier to the north and Victory Glacier to the south. Named after the American diplomat Eugene Schuyler (1840-1890) who investigated the crushing of the Bulgarian Uprising of 1876 and co-authored the draft decisions of the subsequent 1876 Constantinople Conference.{{sfn|Mount Schuyler SCAR}}
===Lepitsa Peak=== {{coord|63|44|30|S|58|38|29|W}}. An ice-covered peak rising to {{convert|1110|m}} high in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau. Situated on the west side of Zlidol Gate, {{convert|2.19|km}} east-southeast of Mount Schuyler, {{convert|2.88|km}} south-southeast of Sirius Knoll, {{convert|1.49|km}} west-southwest of Belgun Peak and {{convert|5.75|km}} northwest of Bozveli Peak in Trakiya Heights, and {{convert|3.42|km}} 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 Lepitsa in Northern Bulgaria.{{sfn|Lepitsa Peak SCAR}}
===Skoparnik Bluff=== {{coord|63|46|08|S|58|40|26|W}}. A partly ice-free bluff rising to {{convert|882|m}}.{{sfn|Antarctic REMA Explorer|loc=63°46′08″S 58°40′26″W}} Situated in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau, {{convert|3.56|km}} south of Mount Schuyler, {{convert|4.88|km}} southwest of Antonov Peak and {{convert|6.83|km}} west of Bozveli Peak in Trakiya Heights, and {{convert|6.89|km}} northwest of Bezbog Peak and {{convert|7.08|km}} north-northwest of Gurgulyat Peak in Kondofrey Heights, and {{convert|11.52|km}} east-northeast of Bendida Peak. Surmounting Victory Glacier to the southeast. Named after Skoparnik Peak on Vitosha Mountain in Western Bulgaria.{{sfn|Skoparnik Bluff SCAR}}
===Kondofrey Heights=== {{main|Kondofrey Heights}} {{coord|63|50|00|S|58|34|00|W}}. Heights rising to {{convert|1119|m}} high. Situated east of Detroit Plateau, south of Victory Glacier and west of Prince Gustav Channel. Extending {{convert|9.2|km}} in an east–west direction and {{convert|7.5|km}} in a north–south direction. Named after the settlement of Kondofrey in Western Bulgaria.{{sfn|Kondofrey Heights SCAR}}
===Pitt Point=== {{main|Pitt Point}} {{coord|63|51|S|58|22|W}}. A promontory, {{convert|90|m}} high, at the south side of the mouth of Victory Glacier. Charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945, and named for K.A.J. Pitt, master of the ''Fitzroy'', who assisted in establishing FIDS bases in 1944-45.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=579}}
===Chudomir Cove=== {{coord|63|51|30|S|58|26|00|W}}. A {{convert|4.3|km}} wide cove indenting for {{convert|3.4|km}} the southeast coast of Trinity Peninsula, south of Pitt Point and north of Kiten Point. Named after the Bulgarian writer Chudomir (Dimitar Chorbadzhiyski, 1890-1967).{{sfn|Chudomir Cove SCAR}}
==References== {{reflist|25em}}
==Sources== {{sfn whitelist|CITEREFMount_Schuyler_SCAR|CITEREFLepitsa_Peak_SCAR|CITEREFSkoparnik_Bluff_SCAR|CITEREFKondofrey_Heights_SCAR|CITEREFChudomir_Cove_SCAR}} {{refbegin}} *{{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2023-12-03 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G. |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}} {{Include-USGov |agency=United States Board on Geographic Names}} {{Using Antarctic REMA Explorer}} *{{citation |url=https://livingatlas2.arcgis.com/antarcticdemexplorer/ |accessdate=2024-06-03 |type=Digital Elevation Models created by the Polar Geospatial Center from Maxar imagery |title=Antarctic REMA Explorer |publisher=Polar Geospatial Center, University of Minnesota |year=2019 |ref={{harvid|Antarctic REMA Explorer}} }} *{{cite scar2 |id=137048 |name=Chudomir Cove}} *{{citation |url=https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/7696/ |accessdate=2024-05-03 |title=Graham Land and South Shetland Islands |publisher=BAS: British Antarctic Survey |year=2005 |ref={{harvid|Graham Land and South Shetland BAS}} }} *{{cite scar2 |id=137053 |name=Kondofrey Heights}} *{{cite scar2 |id=137165 |name=Lepitsa Peak}} *{{cite scar2 |id=137043 |name=Mount Schuyler}} *{{cite scar2 |id=137168 |name=Skoparnik Bluff}} *{{citation |publisher=Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey |year=1996 |archivedate= 23 September 2015 |title=Trinity Peninsula |type=Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697 |ref={{harvid|Trinity Peninsula AG and BAS}} |url=http://www.bkg.bund.de/nn_193194/DE/Bundesamt/Downloads/Kostenlose-Karten/Antarktis-Karten/Satellitenbildkarten/Scale250/Daten/Trinity-Peninsula,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Trinity-Peninsula.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923191640/http://www.bkg.bund.de/nn_193194/DE/Bundesamt/Downloads/Kostenlose-Karten/Antarktis-Karten/Satellitenbildkarten/Scale250/Daten/Trinity-Peninsula,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Trinity-Peninsula.pdf}} {{refend}} {{Include-USGov |agency=United States Geological Survey}}
{{Glaciers of the Trinity Peninsula}}
Category:Glaciers of Trinity Peninsula