Kopsis Glacier

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Sentinel Range map.

Kopsis Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Копсис, ‘Lednik Kopsis’ \'led-nik 'kop-sis\) is a 13 km long and 4 km 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.

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


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