Ross Glacier
The Ross Glacier is a glacier 6 miles long, flowing east from the Ross Pass at 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 by the German expedition for Sir James Clark Ross.
Location
- Location map: 54°33’30"S, 36°9’33"W
References
- Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Ross Glacier
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