Information About

Lucia Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Lucia Glacier on The Map

Location

59 ° 59' 38" N,
139 ° 54' 42.001" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

15 mi (24.14 km)

Elevation

1476 ft (449.88 m)

Lucia Glacier in Detail.

About

heads at 600500N,1400000W, trends SE and S to 1961 terminus, 4 mi. NW of Blizhni Point, and 23 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1891 for Lucia Kerr, mother of Mark B. Kerr, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographer, who accompanied Russell on his expedition to this area.