Armstrong Glacier
| Armstrong Glacier | ||
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 30 ′ S , 67 ° 24 ′ W | |
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| drainage | George VI Sound | |
The Armstrong Glacier is a glacier on the Rymill Coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It flows from the south side of Mount Bagshawe in a westerly direction to George VI Sound . It is the only safe route for motorized vehicles from George VI Sound to the Palmerland ice plateau.
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the glacier after Edward Barry Armstrong (* 1937), geodesist of the British Antarctic Survey on Stonington Island between 1964 and 1965.
Web links
- Armstrong Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Armstrong Glacier on geographic.org (English)