History of Geikie Glacier

Named in 1879 by John Muir (1915, p. 144) for James Geikie, 1839-1915, British geologist. Geikie was born in Scotland and joined the Geological Survey in 1861. In 1882 he became professor of geology and minerology at Edinburgh University He was the author of "The Great Ice Age" and other geological publications. When H. F. Reid visited Glacier Bay in 1892 he found that the Geidie Glacier of John Muir had retreated so far That it had become two smaller glaciers. He retained the name "Geikie" for the more northerly of the two, and called the other "Wood Glacier" (Reid, 1896, p. 428). Wood Glacier has now disappeared.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Geikie Glacier

Blue Mouse Cove, Charpentier Inlet, Geikie Inlet, Hugh Miller Inlet, Scidmore Bay,

Eerie Point, Eerie Point,

Excursion Inlet Cannery Dam,

Aurora Glacier, Brady Glacier, Charpentier Glacier, Geikie Glacier, Hugh Miller Glacier, Maynard Glacier, Reid Glacier, Scidmore Glacier,

Abyss Lake, Excursion Cannery Water Supply, North Deception Lake, Wood Lake,

Blackthorn Peak, Mount Bulky, Contact Nunatak, Contact Peak, Mount Divide, Mount Favorite, Fossil Peak, Mount Friable, Gullied Peak, Heather Nunatak, Hugh Miller Mountain, July Fourth Mountain, Red Bed Peak, Serrated Peak, Threesome Mountain, Mount Wood,

Glacier Bay National Park,

Enigma Ridge, Goat Ridge,

Favorite Creek, Wood Creek,