Information About

Chenega Glacier

Chenega Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 12 mi (19.31 km)
Elevation:
  • 1762 ft (537.06 m)
About

heads in Sargent Icefield, on Kenai Peninsula, trends NE to Nassau Fiord, 11 mi. W of Chenega, Chugach Mts. 12 miles long.

History of Chenega Glacier

Name reported in 1905 by U. S. Grant (in Brooks and others, 1906, fig. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Name derived from village of Chenega on nearby Chenega Island.