Information About

Agassiz Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Agassiz Glacier on The Map

Location

60 ° 11' 10" N,
140 ° 44' 30.998" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

3061 ft (932.99 m)

Agassiz Glacier in Detail.

About

heads at Newton Glacier, in Canada, trends S to Malaspina Glacier, 55 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 15 miles long.

History

Named by William Libbey, Jr., of the New York Times Expedition of 1886, for Louis Agassiz, 1807-73. See Agassiz, Point.

Topo Maps

Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mount Saint Elias A-8 (1985), Mount Saint Elias A-8 NE (2017),
Places Near Agassiz Glacier
Glaciers:

Agassiz Glacier, Libbey Glacier, Malaspina Glacier,

Lakes:

Oily Lake,

Mountains:

Boundary Peak 184, Boundary Peak 185, Moore Nunatak, Mount Saint Elias,

Mountain Ranges:

Samovar Hills,