Information About

Falling Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 29' 3.998" N,
148 ° 32' 49.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation

997 ft (303.89 m)

Falling Glacier in Detail.

About

heads at NW end of Sargent Ice Field, trends NW to E side of Kings Bay, 20 mi. S of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 3 miles long.

History

So named in 1910 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because of its "falling" appearance.