Information About

Chenega Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 14' 39.998" N,
148 ° 28' 23.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

12 mi (19.31 km)

Elevation

1762 ft (537.06 m)

Chenega Glacier in Detail.

About

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

History

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.

Topo Maps

Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward A-4 (1951), Seward A-4 (1951), Seward A-4 (1951), Seward A-4 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward A-4 (2000),
Places Near Chenega Glacier
Bays:

Gaamaak Cove, Humpback Cove, Icy Bay, Nassau Fiord, Puffin Cove,

Capes:

Point Pyke, Point Waters, Hogg Point, Swanson Point,

Glaciers:

Applegate Glacier, Bainbridge Glacier, Chenega Glacier, Kings Glacier, Langdon Glacier, Nellie Juan Glacier, Princeton Glacier, Puget Glacier, Sargent Ice Field, Sargent Icefield, Tiger Glacier, Tigertail Glacier, Ultramarine Glacier,

Islands:

Procession Rocks,

Mountains:

Pinnacle Mountain, Puget Peak,