Information About

Williams Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 3' 37.001" N,
147 ° 45' 49" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Glacier View

Length

1.2 mi (1.93 km)

Elevation

2165 ft (659.89 m)

Williams Glacier in Detail.

About

trends NW 4.5 mi. E of College Point and 50 mi. W of Valdez, Chugach Mts.

History

Name reported in 1908 by Grant and Higgins (1910, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named for Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. founded in 1785.

Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage A-3 (1960), Anchorage A-3 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage A-3 SE (2016),

Places Near Williams Glacier

Cities:

Kiniklik,

Bays:

Cascade Bay, College Fiord, Derickson Bay, Eaglek Bay, Harvard Arm, Jonah Bay, Mueller Cove, Olsen Cove, Schoppe Bay, Shoestring Cove, Siwash Bay, Unakwik Inlet, Yale Arm, Yale Arm College Fiord,

Capes:

Coghill Point, College Point,

Channels:

Esther Passage,

Glaciers:

Amherst Glacier, Baby Glacier, Barnard Glacier, Bryn Mawr Glacier, Cap Glacier, Crescent Glacier, Dartmouth Glacier, Downer Glacier, Eaglek Glacier, Holyoke Glacier, Lafayette Glacier, Muth Glacier, Ranney Glacier, Smith Glacier, Tommy Glacier, Vassar Glacier, Wellesley Glacier, Williams Glacier,

Islands:

Cascade Island, Olsen Island, Siwash Island,

Lakes:

Coghill Lake, Davis Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Castner, Unakwik Peak,

Peaks:

Zwaccpunik Peak,

Rivers:

Avery River, Coghill River,