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Barnard Glacier

Barnard Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 4153 ft (1265.83 m)
About

Trends on the west shore of College Fiord, south of Wellesley Glacier, 106 km (66 mi) east of Anchorage, Chugach Mountains. 2.2 miles long.

History of Barnard Glacier

Name reported in 1910 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); presumably named for Barnard College, part of Columbia Univeristy, New York, N. Y.