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Columbus Glacier

Columbus Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 8 mi (12.87 km)
Elevation:
  • 6135 ft (1869.95 m)
About

Heads in Canada at 602400N, 1400500W, extends W to Bagley Ice Field on both sides of the United States-Canada boundary N of Mount Saint Elias and Mount Huxley and W of Seward Glacier, 80 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 8 miles long.

History of Columbus Glacier

Named on July 31, 1897 for Christopher Columbus, by His Royal Highness, Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi who saw the Bagley Ice Field from the summit of Mount St. Elias (Filippi, 1900, p. 159); the name, "Columbus Glacier" has been relegated to a part of its east end.