Information About

Agassiz Glacier

Agassiz Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Elevation:

3061 ft (932.99 m)

About

heads at Newton Glacier, in Canada, trends S to Malaspina Glacier, 55 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 15 miles long.

History of Agassiz Glacier

Named by William Libbey, Jr., of the New York Times Expedition of 1886, for Louis Agassiz, 1807-73. See Agassiz, Point.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mount Saint Elias A-8 (1985), Mount Saint Elias A-8 NE (2017),

Places Near Agassiz Glacier

Glaciers:

Agassiz Glacier, Libbey Glacier, Malaspina Glacier,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Boundary Peak 184, Boundary Peak 185, Moore Nunatak, Mount Saint Elias,

Mountain Ranges: