Ross Glacier facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ross Glacier
Location in South Georgia Island
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°33′S 36°6′W / 54.550°S 36.100°W / -54.550; -36.100
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. First mapped by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, and named for Sir James Clark Ross.