Ross Glacier
Ross Glacier 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Neighbour Peak.
Neighbour Peak
Peak
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neighbour Peak is a peak rising 1 nautical mile west of Pirner Peak at Royal Bay, South Georgia. The British Combined Services Expedition, 1964–65, identified this feature as "Nachbar", the name used by the German expedition under Schrader, 1882–83. Neighbour Peak is situated 3 km north of Ross Glacier.
Ross Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 76 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
Discover Ross Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ross Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ross Glacier”
- Chinese: “羅斯冰川”
- German: “Ross-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rossbreen”
- Swedish: “Ross Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pirner Point and Köppen Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Moltke Harbor and Moltke Harbour.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ross Glacier”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.