Information About

Split Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 39' 28.001" N,
150 ° 28' 3" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Homer

Elevation

1768 ft (538.89 m)

Split Glacier in Detail.

About

trends S from unnamed ice field in Kenai Mts. to an unnamed stream 3 mi. N of North Arm Nuka Bay, 38 mi. E of Homer, Chugach Mts.

History

Descriptive name given by Grant and Higgins (1913, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and so named "because a huge rock splits or divides this glacier."