Gorichane Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Горичане, romanizedlednik Gorichane, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ɡoˈrit͡ʃɐnɛ]) is the 4.5 km long and 1.7 km wide glacier on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, situated east-southeast of Palilula Glacier, southwest of the head of Paré Glacier, west-northwest of the head of Laënnec Glacier, northwest of the head of Malpighi Glacier and north of Djerassi Glacier. It drains the west slopes of central Stribog Mountains and flows southwestwards into Lanusse Bay east of Baykal Point.

Gorichane Glacier
Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Map showing the location of Gorichane Glacier
Map showing the location of Gorichane Glacier
Location of Gorichane in Antarctica
LocationPalmer Archipelago
Coordinates64°12′00″S 62°25′40″W / 64.20000°S 62.42778°W / -64.20000; -62.42778
Length2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Width1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusLanusse Bay
Statusunknown

The glacier is named after the settlement of Gorichane in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

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Gorichane Glacier is centred at 64°12′00″S 62°25′40″W / 64.20000°S 62.42778°W / -64.20000; -62.42778. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

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

 
Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background.