Roché Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Роше, romanizedlednik Roshe, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik roˈʃɛ]) is the 5.8 km long and 2 km wide glacier draining the central part of Vinson Plateau in Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. Its head is bounded by Mount Vinson to the north, Corbet Peak and Clinch Peak to the east, Wahlstrom Peak to the southeast, and Hollister Peak to the south, with the glacier flowing westwards and descending steeply north of Silverstein Peak to join Branscomb Glacier.

Roché Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Roché Glacier
Map showing the location of Roché Glacier
Location of Roché Glacier in Antarctica
Typetributary
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°32′10″S 85°38′30″W / 78.53611°S 85.64167°W / -78.53611; -85.64167
Length3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)
Width1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusBranscomb Glacier
Statusunknown
Vinson Massif map.

The glacier is named after the British pioneer of Antarctica Anthony de la Roché who discovered the first land in the Antarctic region (Roché Island, present South Georgia) in 1675.

Location

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Roché Glacier is centred at 78°32′10″S 85°38′30″W / 78.53611°S 85.64167°W / -78.53611; -85.64167. US mapping in 1961, 1988 and 2007.

See also

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Maps

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  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • D. Gildea and C. Rada. Vinson Massif and the Sentinel Range. Scale 1:50 000 topographic map. Omega Foundation, 2007.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.