Rupite Glacier

Rupite Glacier
Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands
Map showing the location of Rupite Glacier
Map showing the location of Rupite Glacier
Location of Rupite Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Rupite Glacier
Map showing the location of Rupite Glacier
Rupite Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationSmith Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates63°00′05″S 62°31′00″W / 63.00139°S 62.51667°W / -63.00139; -62.51667
Length2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusOsmar Strait
Statusunknown
Topographic map of Smith Island.

Rupite Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Рупите, romanizedlednik Rupite, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈrupitɛ]; 63°00′05″S 62°31′00″W / 63.00139°S 62.51667°W / -63.00139; -62.51667) is a 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) long glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range east of the summit Mount Foster and southeast of Evlogi Peak. It is situated southeast of Chuprene Glacier, southwest of Pashuk Glacier and northeast of Landreth Glacier, and flows southeastward into Osmar Strait. Bulgarian early mapping in 2008. The glacier is named after the settlement Rupite and the nearby protected area in southwestern Bulgaria.