Information About

Frederika Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Frederika Glacier on The Map

Location

61 ° 44' 25.001" N,
142 ° 16' 13.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Length

10 mi (16.09 km)

Elevation

5177 ft (1577.95 m)

Frederika Glacier in Detail.

About

trends SE alowng W slope of Frederika Mtn. to its terminus at head of Frederika Creek, 30 mi. NE of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts. 10 miles long.

History

Named in 1891 by Hayes (1892, pl. 20), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). presumably for Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, USA, leader of the party with which Hayes explored the Yukon that year.

Frederika Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Frederika Glacier.