Information About

Barnard Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 10' 34" N,
147 ° 56' 26.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Glacier View

Elevation

4153 ft (1265.83 m)

Barnard Glacier in Detail.

About

Trends on the west shore of College Fiord, south of Wellesley Glacier, 106 km (66 mi) east of Anchorage, Chugach Mountains. 2.2 miles long.

History

Name reported in 1910 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); presumably named for Barnard College, part of Columbia Univeristy, New York, N. Y.