Information About

Crab Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Crab Glacier on The Map

Location

56 ° 14' 35.002" N,
159 ° 17' 58.999" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Chignik

Length

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation

4098 ft (1249.07 m)

Crab Glacier in Detail.

About

on NE slope of Mount Veniaminof, Alaska Peninsula, trends NE 3 mi. to its terminus at head of Rapid Creek; Aleutian Range

History

name reported in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); published in 1927 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).