Information About

Meade Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 11' 48.001" N,
134 ° 45' 11.999" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Tributary to

Katzehin River

Length

5 mi (8.05 km)

Elevation

3609 ft (1100.02 m)

Meade Glacier in Detail.

About

Meade Glacier flows north through the Coast Mountains along the Alaska-Canada boundary, creating the Katzehin River just east of Haines.

History

Meade Glacier was named by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), probably for Rear Admiral R. W. Meade, 1870-1933, U.S. Navy (USN), who as commander of the U.S.S. Saginaw made a reconnaissance voyage through the Alex. Arch. in the winter of 1868-69.

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