Information About

Koniag Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 22' 30.479" N,
153 ° 17' 48.948" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Port Lions

Length

2.3 mi (3.7 km)

Elevation

3182 ft (969.87 m)

Koniag Glacier in Detail.

About

In Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, on the NE slope of Koniag Peak and trending N for 2.3 mi, near the center of Kodiak Island, 6 mi NW of the W end of Kiliuda Bay.

History

Named in 1963 by the Kodiak and Aleutian Islands Historical Society Inc. for the Koniag Eskimo, "the oldest inhabitants of Kodiak Island."