Information About

Coxe Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Coxe Glacier on The Map

Location

61 ° 8' 22.999" N,
148 ° 3' 9" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Glacier View

Length

6.7 mi (10.78 km)

Elevation

3481 ft (1061.01 m)

Coxe Glacier in Detail.

About

trends SW to Barry Arm E of Barry Glacier, 5.9 mi. E of Anchorage, Chugach Mts. 6.7 miles long.

History

Named in 1910 by U. S. Grant and D. F. Higgins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for the Reverend William Coxe, who in 1780 published an account of Russian discoveries.

Coxe Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Coxe Glacier.