Information About

Saksaia Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 22' 23.002" N,
136 ° 23' 34.001" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Length

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation

3481 ft (1061.01 m)

Saksaia Glacier in Detail.

About

heads on Flower Mtn., trends N to head of Glacier Creek, 3.6 mi. NE of Mount Henry Clay and 38 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.

History

Tlingit Indian name reported by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map) as "Saxaeja (Gletscher)." J. A. Flemer, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) reported the name in 1898 as Sachsaiya.

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