Information About

Schwan Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 58' 27.998" N,
145 ° 8' 7.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Length

10 mi (16.09 km)

Elevation

1516 ft (462.08 m)

Schwan Glacier in Detail.

About

heads 6 mi. NE of Cordova Peak, treands NE to its terminus, 2 mi. S of Tasnuna River and 40 mi. SE of Valdez, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1898 by Captain W. R. Abercrombie, USA, for Col. Theodore Schwan, USA.

Schwan Glacier Gallery

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