Kopsis Glacier

Kopsis Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Location of Kopsis Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	78°03′20″S 85°16′00″W / 78.05556°S 85.26667°W / -78.05556; -85.26667
Length	7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Width	2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Embree Glacier
Status	unknown

Sentinel Range map.

Kopsis Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Копсис, ‘Lednik Kopsis’ \'led-nik 'kop-sis\) is a 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) wide glacier on the east side of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica that is draining northeastwards from Panicheri Gap, Voysil Peak and Mount Gozur to join Embree Glacier northwest of Mirovyane Peak.^[1]

The glacier is named after the medieval town of Kopsis in Central Bulgaria.^[1][2]

Location

Kopsis Glacier is centred at 78°03′20″S 85°16′00″W / 78.05556°S 85.26667°W / -78.05556; -85.26667Coordinates: 78°03′20″S 85°16′00″W / 78.05556°S 85.26667°W / -78.05556; -85.26667. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Antarctic Place-names Commission
• Glaciology

Maps

• Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References

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

External links

• Kopsis Glacier SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)