Ross Glacier

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The Ross Glacier (54°33′S 36°6′W / 54.55°S 36.1°W / -54.55; -36.1Coordinates: 54°33′S 36°6′W / 54.55°S 36.1°W / -54.55; -36.1) is a glacier 6 miles long, flowing east from the juncture of Allardyce and Salvesen Ranges to Little Moltke Harbour, Royal Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia

The glacier was first mapped by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, and named for Sir James Clark Ross.

References

  • Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Ross Glacier
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