Weddell Glacier

Weddell Glacier

Webb Glacier (coord|54|32|S|36|10|W|type:glacier) 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 SGS, 1954-55. Named for E. Clive Webb, member of the SGS who, with I.M. Brooker, climbed Mount Brooker on January 30, 1955. This glacier forms part of the approach route to the mountain.


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