Information About

Margerie Glacier

Margerie Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 21 mi (33.8 km)
Elevation:
  • 1991 ft (606.86 m)
About

heads on S slope of Mount Root, on Alaska-Canada boundary, trends SE and NE to Tarr Inlet, 1 mi. SE of the terminus of Grand Pacific Glacier and 87 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History of Margerie Glacier

Named by Lawrence Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1923 for Emmanuel de Margerie, 1862-1953, French geologist, who visited Glacier Bay in 1913. Margerie was a famous geographer and geologist, who published many scientific papers including several on the geology of North America.

Margerie Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Margerie Glacier.