Rupite Glacier

Rupite Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Рупите, romanized: lednik 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.

The glacier is named after the settlement Rupite and the nearby protected area in southwestern Bulgaria.

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

This article about a glacier in Smith Island is a stub.

Topographic map of Smith Island.
Smith Island seen from southeast.