Information About

Osar Stream

Osar Stream

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Yakutat
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 16 ft (4.88 m)
About

heads in lake at terminus of Malaspina Glacier and flows S and to Yakutat Bay, 4 mi. NE of Point Manby and 20 mi. NW of Yakutat, Mapaspina Coastal Palin.

History of Osar Stream

Named in 1891 by Russell (1892, pl. 4, p. 81). This is a Swedish term for what we now call an esker--a long narrow ridge of gravel and sand associated with a retreated glacier.

Places Near Osar Stream
Beaches:

Schooner Beach,

Capes:

Point Manby,

Lakes:

Malaspina Lake,

Streams:

Alder Stream, Forney Stream, Kame Stream, Manby Stream, Osar Stream,