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Flagstaff Glacier

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Flagstaff Glacier (62°5′S 58°26′W / 62.083°S 58.433°W / -62.083; -58.433) is a very small glacier lying immediately north of Flagstaff Hill on Keller Peninsula, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name arose locally in about 1958 and derives from association with Flagstaff Hill.[1]

Flagstaff Glacier
Map of King George Island
Map showing the location of Flagstaff Glacier
Map showing the location of Flagstaff Glacier
Location of Flagstaff Glacier in Antarctica
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Map showing the location of Flagstaff Glacier
Map showing the location of Flagstaff Glacier
Flagstaff Glacier (Antarctica)
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LocationKing George Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates62°05′00″S 58°26′00″W / 62.08333°S 58.43333°W / -62.08333; -58.43333
Thicknessunknown
Statusunknown

See also

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  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References

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  1. ↑ "Flagstaff Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Flagstaff Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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