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Webb Glacier
Location of Webb Glacier in South Georgia
Location South Georgia
Coordinates 54°32′S 36°10′W / 54.533°S 36.167°W / -54.533; -36.167
Length 2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Ross Glacier
Status unknown

Webb Glacier (54°32′S 36°10′W / 54.533°S 36.167°W / -54.533; -36.167Coordinates: 54°32′S 36°10′W / 54.533°S 36.167°W / -54.533; -36.167) is a glacier, 2 miles (3.2 km) long, flowing southeast from Mount Brooker into Ross Glacier on the north side of South Georgia. Surveyed by the South Georgia Survey, 1954–55. Named for Edgar Clive Webb, member of the SGS who, with Ian.M. Brooker, climbed Mount Brooker on January 30, 1955. This glacier forms part of the approach route to the mountain.

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