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Roald Glacier

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Roald Glacier (60°39′S 45°13′W) 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).

Coordinates60°39′S 45°13′W
Thicknessunknown
TerminusGibbon Bay
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Roald Glacier
Roald Glacier is located in South Orkney Islands
Roald Glacier
Location within South Orkney Islands
LocationSouth Orkney Islands
Coordinates60°39′S 45°13′W
Thicknessunknown
TerminusGibbon Bay
Statusunknown
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