Information About

Fassett Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 18' 47.999" N,
138 ° 32' 20" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation

948 ft (288.95 m)

Fassett Glacier in Detail.

About

on S slope of Brabazon Range, trends S to its 1961 terminus at Tanis Lake, 46 mi. SE of Yakutat St. Elias Mts. 3 miles long.

History

Named by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1901, for H. C. Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF), who was involved in Alaskan affairs for several years and contributed to our knowledge of native geographic names.