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Scott Glacier (Alaska)

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Type
  
Mountain glacier

Length
  
24,140 m

Area
  
25 miles (64 km)

Location
  
Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

Similar
  
Gulkana Glacier, Taku Glacier, Chugach National Forest

Scott Glacier is a 15-mile-long (24 km) glacier located in the Chugach Mountains, near Cordova, Alaska. It begins at 60°44′31″N 145°04′20″W and trends southwest to 60°37′11″N 145°23′09″W, 13 miles (21 km) east northeast of Cordova. The Scott Glacier was named in 1908 after a "local miner".

Map of Scott Glacier, Alaska 99574, USA

References

Scott Glacier (Alaska) Wikipedia