Information About

Galiano Glacier

Galiano Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Length:

1.6 mi (2.57 km)

Elevation:

1378 ft (420.01 m)

About

heads 1.6 mi. W of head of Black Glacier, trends S to its 1961 terminus, 1.6 mi. NE of mouth of Esker Stream and 26 mi. N of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 3.2 miles long.

History of Galiano Glacier

Named by Russell (1891, p. 89), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Don Dionisio Aleala Galiano, the reported writer of the account of Captain Alessandro Malaspina's voyage to Alaskan shores in 1791.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-5 NW (2017),

Places Near Galiano Glacier

Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area, Kwik Delta,

Bars:

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay,

Beaches:

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Blizhni Point,

Cliffs:

Glaciers:

Atrevida Glacier, Black Glacier, Galiano Glacier, Haenke Glacier, Latouche Glacier, Lucia Glacier, Miller Glacier, Turner Glacier, Valerie Glacier,

Islands:

Haenke Island, Strawberry Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Amphitheater Knob, Mount Hoorts, Lucia Nunatak, Terrace Point,

Rivers:

Grand Wash River,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Calahonda Creek, Esker Stream, Indian Camp Creek,