Ritya Glacier
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Length1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi)
Width0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi)
| Ritya Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Location of Ritya Glacier in Antarctica  Ritya Glacier (Antarctica) | |
| Location | Smith Island South Shetland Islands |
| Coordinates | 62°55′15″S 62°22′30″W / 62.92083°S 62.37500°W |
| Length | 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) |
| Width | 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Linevo Cove |
| Status | unknown |
Ritya Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Ритя, romanized: lednik Ritya, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈritʲɐ]) is the steep 1.8 km long and 1.4 km wide glacier draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated northeast of Nosei Glacier, southeast of Kongur Glacier and south of Saparevo Glacier, flows southeastwards from Mount Christi and enters the head of Linevo Cove on Boyd Strait.
The glacier is named after the settlement of Ritya in Northern Bulgaria.
Ritya Glacier is centred at 62°55′15″S 62°22′30″W / 62.92083°S 62.37500°W. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.
