Roald Glacier

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Roald Glacier
Map showing the location of Roald Glacier
Map showing the location of Roald Glacier
Location of Roald Glacier in the South Orkney Islands
LocationSouth Orkney Islands
Coordinates60°39′S 45°13′W / 60.650°S 45.217°W / -60.650; -45.217
Thicknessunknown
TerminusGibbon Bay
Statusunknown

Roald Glacier (

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60°39′S 45°13′W / 60.650°S 45.217°W / -60.650; -45.217Coordinates: 60°39′S 45°13′W / 60.650°S 45.217°W / -60.650; -45.217) is a glacier which flows from the vicinity of Mount Noble and Mount Sladen eastward into Gibbon Bay, on the east coast of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands. Chartered and named by the Norwegian whaling captain in the period 1912–15. Surveyed in 1948-49 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS).

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

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