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Kipra Gap

Kipra Gap (Bulgarian: седловина Кипра, ‘Sedlovina Kipra’ se-dlo-vi-'na 'ki-pra) is the 2.3 km long, mostly ice-covered saddle of elevation 1650 m in northern Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica connecting Mount Weems on the north to Gromshin Heights on the south.

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The saddle is named after the settlement of Kipra in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Kipra Gap is located at 77°30′10″S 85°57′20″W, which is 12 km northeast of Skamni Saddle. US mapping in 1961.

Maps

  • Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

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    Kipra Gap Wikipedia
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