Karpinsky Glacier

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
TypeIce cap
LocationOctober Revolution Island,
Severnaya Zemlya
Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Coordinates79°39′N 99°2′E / 79.650°N 99.033°E / 79.650; 99.033
Area2800 km2
Highest elevation963 m

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.

It was named after Aleksandr Petrovich Karpinsky, a Russian geologist.