Information About

Petrof Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 27' 15.998" N,
150 ° 49' 50.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seldovia

Length

9 mi (14.48 km)

Elevation

2441 ft (744.02 m)

Petrof Glacier in Detail.

About

heads at 593100N1504900W in Kenai Mts., trends S to its terminus at lake, 1 mi. N of Nuka Passage and 32 mi. ESE of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.

History

Probably named for Ivan Petroff, who did extensive research in the area for the 10th U. S. Census of 1880. Reported by U. S. Grant and D. F. Higgins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), (Martin and other, 1915, pl. 2).

Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia B-3 (1951), Seldovia B-3 (1951), Seldovia B-3 (1952), Seldovia B-3 (1952), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia B-3 NE (2017),

Places Near Petrof Glacier

Bays:

Beauty Bay, Berger Bay, Home Cove, Mikes Bay, Shelter Cove, Sunday Harbor, Takoma Cove, Tonsina Bay, Westdahl Cove, Yalik Bay,

Capes:

Cape Horn, Front Point, Hardover Point, Moss Point, Nuka Point, Petrof Point,

Channels:

Nuka Passage,

Glaciers:

Dixon Glacier, Grewingk Glacier, Nuka Glacier, Petrof Glacier, Portlock Glacier, Wosnesenski Glacier, Yalik Glacier,

Islands:

Berger Island, Division Island, Long Island, Nuka Island, Nuka Rock, Pinnacle Rock,

Mountains:

Brown Mountain, Mount Diablo, Iceworm Peak, Needle Peak,

Rivers:

Nuka River,

Streams:

Ferrum Creek,