Ross Glacier
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Not to be confused with Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica
Ross Glacier () 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.
This article incorporates text from Ross Glacier, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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