Chuprene Glacier

Chuprene Glacier
Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands
Map showing the location of Chuprene Glacier
Map showing the location of Chuprene Glacier
Location of Chuprene Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Chuprene Glacier
Map showing the location of Chuprene Glacier
Chuprene Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationSmith Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates62°57′55″S 62°31′53″W / 62.96528°S 62.53139°W / -62.96528; -62.53139
Length2.1 nautical miles (3.9 km; 2.4 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusDrake Passage
Statusunknown
Topographic map of Smith Island.

Chuprene Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Чупрене, romanizedlednik Chuprene, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik t͡ʃoˈprɛnɛ]) is a 2.1 nautical miles (3.9 km; 2.4 mi) long glacier draining the northwest slopes of Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated northeast of Bistra Glacier, southwest of Yablanitsa Glacier and northwest of Krivodol Glacier, Pashuk Glacier and Rupite Glacier, and flows southwest of Drinov Peak and Popovo Saddle, and west of Slatina Peak and Varshets Saddle southwestward along the northwest slopes of Antim Peak and Evlogi Peak into Drake Passage south of Villagra Point and north of Garmen Point. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. The glacier is named after the settlement of Chuprene in northwestern Bulgaria.