Kopsis Glacier | |
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![]() 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]