Information About

Applegate Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 27' 32.461" N,
148 ° 36' 2.747" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

1 mi (1.61 km)

Elevation

2070 ft (630.94 m)

Applegate Glacier in Detail.

About

on E side of Kenai Peninsula, trends NW to its terminus 1.5 mi. E of Kings Point, 23 mi. S of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 1 mile long.

History

Named in 1908 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Samuel Applegate who explored the region in the schooner Nellie Juan.