Kopsis Glacier facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kopsis Glacier |
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Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
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 Location in Antarctica
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| 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) 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.
The glacier is named after the medieval town of Kopsis in Central Bulgaria.
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.
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