Ross Glacier
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Not to be confused with Ross Ice Shelf
in Antarctica
Ross Glacier (54°33′S 36°6′W) is a glacier
6 miles (10 km) long, flowing east from the juncture of Allardyce
and Salvesen Range
s to Little Moltke Harbour, Royal Bay
, on the north coast of South Georgia
. First mapped by the German group of the International Polar Year
Investigations, 1882–83, and named for Sir James Clark Ross.
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
in Antarctica
Ross Glacier (54°33′S 36°6′W) is a glacier
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
6 miles (10 km) long, flowing east from the juncture of Allardyce
Allardyce Range
The Allardyce Range is a mountain range rising south of Cumberland Bay and dominating the central part of South Georgia, a UK overseas territory. Mount Paget is the highest peak of the range and also the highest point in the UK territory...
and Salvesen Range
Salvesen Range
The Salvesen Mountains or Salvesen Range is a mountain range on the southern tip of South Georgia, rising to a maximum elevation of . They were created 127 million years ago and are made mainly from granite. The Cretaceous granite is pretruded into the Jurassic basaltic lavas and dolerite dykes....
s to Little Moltke Harbour, Royal Bay
Royal Bay
Royal Bay is a bay, 4 miles wide and indenting 5 miles , entered between Cape Charlotte and Cape Harcourt along the north coast of South Georgia....
, on the north coast of South Georgia
. First mapped by the German group of the International Polar Year
International Polar Year
The International Polar Year is a collaborative, international effort researching the polar regions. Karl Weyprecht, an Austro-Hungarian naval officer, motivated the endeavor, but died before it first occurred in 1882-1883. Fifty years later a second IPY occurred...
Investigations, 1882–83, and named for Sir James Clark Ross.