| 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 |
| 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 |
Kopsis Glacier ( Bulgarian: ледник Копсис, romanized: lednik Kopsis, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈkɔpsis]) 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. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
See also
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.
Notes
References
- Kopsis Glacier SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Kopsis Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
.jpg){kind=small} | This article about a glacier in Ellsworth Land is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Kopsis Glacier ( Bulgarian: ледник Копсис, romanized: lednik Kopsis, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈkɔpsis]) 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. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
See also
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.
Notes
References
- Kopsis Glacier SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Kopsis Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
|
| This article about a glacier in Ellsworth Land is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |