Rupite Glacier

Rupite Glacier is a 2.9 kilometres long glacier on , draining the southeast slopes of east of the summit and southeast of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Foster, Mount and Antim Peak.

Peak
Photo: Apcbg, Public domain.
Mount Foster is a peak rising to 2,025 metres in the on in the . It is the highest point of the South Shetland Islands archipelago. is situated 2½ km west of Rupite Glacier.

Peak
Photo: Cfrohlich, Public domain.
is the ice-covered peak rising to 1,995 m in on in the , . Situated 2.25 km and 1.3 km northeast of the summit and , respectively, 5.4 km south-southwest of , 16 km southwest of Cape Smith, and 16 km northeast of Cape James.

Peak
is a peak rising to 1691 m in on , . Situated 2 km northeast of , to which it is linked by , 4.09 km east by south of Villagra Point, and 1.9 km south of . is situated 3½ km north of Rupite Glacier.

Rupite Glacier

Latitude
-63.00111° or 63° 0′ 4″ south
Longitude
-62.50694° or 62° 30′ 25″ west
Elevation
958 metres (3,143 feet)
Open location code
378VXFXV+H6
Geo­Names ID
8521127
Wiki­data ID
Q7380414
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Satellite Map

Discover Rupite Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rupite Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Rupite Glacier”
  • Chinese: “魯皮特冰川”
  • German: “Rupite-Gletscher”
  • Hebrew: “קרחון רופיטה”
  • Italian: “Ghiacciaio Rupite”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rupitebreen”
  • Swedish: “Rupite Glacier”

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Highlights include James, isla and Norte, roca.

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