Information About

Blue Fiord

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 27' 47.999" N,
148 ° 15' 22" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Blue Fiord in Detail.

About

on E coast of Kenai Peninsula, trends N to Port Nellie Juan, 26 mi. SE of Whittier, Chugach Mts.; 4.5 miles long.

History

Named in 1910 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "for the color of the glacier at the head of the fiord."