Flagstaff Glacier
Flagstaff Glacier 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Precious Peaks and Ullmann Spur.
Precious Peaks
Peak
Precious Peaks is a line of about three dark peaks at the northeast side of Martel Inlet, Admiralty Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Precious Peaks is situated 3½ km east of Flagstaff Glacier.
Ullmann Spur
Peak
Ullmann Spur is a mountainous ridge, 275 m, situated centrally at the head of Martel Inlet, Admiralty Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Ullmann Spur is situated 3 km east of Flagstaff Glacier.
Cockscomb Hill
Peak
Cockscomb Hill is a conspicuous hill shaped like a cockscomb, 140 metres high, which rises through the glacier at the head of Mackellar Inlet in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Cockscomb Hill is situated 3½ km west of Flagstaff Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.
Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
Hamlet
The Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is a permanent Antarctic research station named after the Brazilian Navy Commander Luís Antônio de Carvalho Ferraz, who visited Antarctica many times with the British exploration team and managed to convince his government to create a self-guided Brazilian Antarctic Program.
Flagstaff Glacier
- Type: Glacier
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Flagstaff Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Flagstaff Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Flagstaff Glacier”
- Chinese: “弗拉格斯塔夫冰川”
- German: “Flagstaff-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Flagstaffbreen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Flagstaffbreen”
- Norwegian: “Flagstaffbreen”
- Swedish: “Flagstaff Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Comandante Ferraz and Balduino Rambo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flagstaff Hill and Piasecki Pass.
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