Flagstaff Glacier
Glacier in Antarctica
62°05′00″S 58°26′00″W / 62.08333°S 58.43333°W / -62.08333; -58.43333Flagstaff 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]
See also
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References
- ^ "Flagstaff Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Flagstaff Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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