Karpinsky Glacier
Karpinsky Glacier or Karpinsky Ice Cap (Russian: Ледник Карпинского; Lednik Karpinskogo), also known as Mount Karpinsky, is a large ice cap on October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Russian Federation.
| Karpinsky Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Ледник Карпинского | |
Image of October Revolution Island with the Karpinsky Glacier in the upper right part | |
Karpinsky Glacier Location within Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| Type | Ice cap |
| Location | October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia |
| Coordinates | 79°39′N 99°2′E |
| Area | 2800 km2 |
| Highest elevation | 963 m |
It was named after Aleksandr Petrovich Karpinsky, a Russian geologist.
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