Information About

Alexander Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Alexander Glacier on The Map

Location

59 ° 53' 53.999" N,
139 ° 24' 56.999" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

1709 ft (520.9 m)

Alexander Glacier in Detail.

About

heads 0.2 mi. W of Summit of Mount McCarty, trends N to its 1961 terminus, 1.2 mi. E of Mount Alexander and 28 mi. NE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 1.9 miles long.

History

Named in 1905 by Tarr and Martin (1906, map), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), probably after Beno Alexander, one of the Duke of Abruzzi's porters on the Duke's expedition of 1897.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-4 (1959), Yakutat D-4 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-4 NW (2017),
Places Near Alexander Glacier
Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area,

Bars:

New Reef, New Reefs,

Bays:

Chicago Harbor, Disenchantment Bay, Eleanor Cove, Russell Fiord, Seal Bay, Shelter Cove,

Beaches:

Logan Beach,

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Cape Enchantment, Marble Point, Puget Peninsula,

Cliffs:

Logan Bluffs,

Glaciers:

Alexander Glacier, Hendrickson Glacier, Henry Glacier, Latouche Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Miller Glacier, Orange Glacier, Rasmuson Glacier, Variegated Glacier,

Islands:

Haenke Island, Knight Island, Neeg Island, Osier Island, Tla-xagh Island,

Mountains:

Mount Alexander, Gilbert Point, Mount Hendrickson, Mount Hoorts, Mount Mallott, Mount McCarty, Mount Rasmuson, Mount Ruhamah, South Mountain, Mount Stamy, Mount Tebenkof, Mount Unana,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Calahonda Creek, Indian Camp Creek,