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Harding Icefield

Harding Icefield

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kenai Peninsula
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 4488 ft (1367.94 m)
About

The feature extends SW from Lowell and Bear Glaciers to Chernof Glacier, in Kenai Mts., 18 mi. W of Seward, Chugach Mts. 30 miles long.

History of Harding Icefield

The name was published in 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); presumably named for Warren Gamaliel Harding, 1865-1923, 28th President of the United States. Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Washington, DC: GPO, 1967. This work is an alphabetical list of the geographic names with descriptions and often name origin that are now applied and have been applied to places and features in Alaska. GNIS Library.

Harding Icefield Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Harding Icefield.