Information About

Waxell Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 36' 5" N,
143 ° 0' 5" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

4573 ft (1393.85 m)

Waxell Glacier in Detail.

About

Located in the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness, flows E from Steller Glacier and joins Bering Glacier at the Bering-Tana Glacier Divide; N of Waxell Ridge; 64 km (40 mi) N of Mount Campbell and 66 km (41 mi) NW of Cape Yakataga.

History

Named for the nearby Waxell Ridge which commemorates Lieutenant Sven Waxell (1701-1762) who was a member of Bering's crew on the 1741 vogage to Alaska.

Places Near Waxell Glacier
Glaciers:

Betge Glacier, Ovtsyn Glacier, Waxell Glacier, Yushin Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Steller,

Ridges:

Waxell Ridge,