Amherst Glacier

Amherst Glacier
Map showing the location of Amherst Glacier
Map showing the location of Amherst Glacier
Amherst Glacier
Typeglacier
LocationCollege Fjord, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates61°00′56″N 147°51′20″W / 61.01556°N 147.85556°W / 61.01556; -147.85556
Length4 miles (6.4 km)
Highest elevation1355 ft (413 m)
Map
Amherst Glacier, left, and Crescent Glacier, right, on the northwestern arm of Prince William Sound called Port Wells, Alaska

Amherst Glacier is a 4-mile-long (6.4 km) glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends northwest to a lake, 5.5 mi (8.9 km) northeast of Point Pakenham and 52 mi (84 km) southwest of Valdez. It was named for Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts by members of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Amherst Glacier". USGS National Mapping information. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-06-23.


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