Flagstaff Glacier

Flagstaff Glacier (62°5′S 58°26′W / 62.083°S 58.433°W / -62.083; -58.433Coordinates: 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Flagstaff Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-26.

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