Ross Glacier

Ross Glacier
Ross Glacier
	Location of Ross Glacier in South Georgia
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°33′S 36°6′W / 54.550°S 36.100°W
Length	6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Royal Bay
Status	unknown

Ross Glacier (54°33′S 36°6′W / 54.550°S 36.100°W / -54.550; -36.100) is a glacier 6 miles (10 km) long, flowing east from the juncture of Allardyce and Salvesen Ranges to Little Moltke Harbour, Royal Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia.^[1] First mapped by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, and named for Sir James Clark Ross.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Bicheno, Hugh (2006) Razor's Edge: The Unofficial History of the Falklands War. London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-7538-2186-2
^ "Ross Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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