Information About

College Fiord

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 6' 32" N,
147 ° 55' 16" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

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College Fiord in Detail.

About

extends NE off Port Wells, between Point Pakenham and College Point, 63 mi. E of Anchorage, Chugach Mts. 18 miles long.

History

Named in 1898 by members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition after they had named many of the glaciers surrounding the fiord for American colleges.