Roald Glacier
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Roald Glacier 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 Petter Sorle in the period 1912-15. Surveyed in 1948-49 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS).
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
which flows from the vicinity of Mount Noble
Mount Noble
Mount Noble is a mountain, 1,165 m, standing at the north side of Roald Glacier 2 nautical miles west of Gibbon Bay, in the east portion of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands. Presumably first sighted by Captain Nathaniel Palmer and Captain George Powell in 1821. The peak was named by...
and Mount Sladen
Mount Sladen
Mount Sladen is a conspicuous pyramid-shaped mountain, 890 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles northeast of Saunders Point in eastern Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1948-49. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names...
eastward into Gibbon Bay
Gibbon Bay
Gibbon Bay is a bay 1 nautical mile long and wide, entered between Rayner Point and The Turret along the east coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. The bay was first observed in December 1821 by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer, but was more accurately...
, on the east coast of Coronation Island
Coronation Island
Coronation Island is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, long and from wide. The island extends in a general east-west direction, is mainly ice-covered and comprises numerous bays, glaciers and peaks, the highest rising to...
in the South Orkney Islands
South Orkney Islands
The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They have a total area of about ....
. Chartered and named by the Norwegian whaling captain Petter Sorle in the period 1912-15. Surveyed in 1948-49 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS).