Information About

Quintino Sella Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Quintino Sella Glacier on The Map

Location

60 ° 32' 39.001" N,
141 ° 1' 14.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

13 mi (20.92 km)

Elevation

7671 ft (2338.12 m)

Quintino Sella Glacier in Detail.

About

Heads at 603800N 1410700W in Canada 20 mi W of Mount Logan and flows SW across the international boundary to merge with Columbus Glacier, 1 mi. NW of Table Mtn. and 81 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by His Royal Highness, Prince Luigi Amedeo di Savoia, Duke of the Abruzzi, in 1897, while on the summit of Mount St. Elias, for Quintino Sella, pioneer of Italian Alpinism (Filippi, 1900, p. 159).

Places Near Quintino Sella Glacier
Glaciers:

Columbus Glacier, Fraser Glacier, Quintino Sella Glacier,

Mountains:

Table Mountain,