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Armstrong Glacier

Glacier in Antarctica
Armstrong Glacier
Map showing the location of Armstrong Glacier
Map showing the location of Armstrong Glacier
Location of Armstrong Glacier in Antarctica
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Map showing the location of Armstrong Glacier
Map showing the location of Armstrong Glacier
Armstrong Glacier (Antarctica)
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LocationPalmer Land
Coordinates 71°31′S 67°30′W / 71.517°S 67.500°W / -71.517; -67.500
Thicknessunknown
TerminusGeorge VI Sound
Statusunknown

Armstrong Glacier (71°31′S 67°30′W / 71.517°S 67.500°W / -71.517; -67.500 ) is a glacier flowing from the south side of Mount Bagshawe westward into George VI Sound. It provides the only known safe route for mechanical vehicles from George VI Sound to the Palmer Land plateau. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Edward B. Armstrong, British Antarctic Survey surveyor at Stonington Island, 1964–65.

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