Information About

Galiano Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Galiano Glacier on The Map

Location

59 ° 57' 40" N,
139 ° 43' 17" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

1.6 mi (2.57 km)

Elevation

1378 ft (420.01 m)

Galiano Glacier in Detail.

About

heads 1.6 mi. W of head of Black Glacier, trends S to its 1961 terminus, 1.6 mi. NE of mouth of Esker Stream and 26 mi. N of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 3.2 miles long.

History

Named by Russell (1891, p. 89), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Don Dionisio Aleala Galiano, the reported writer of the account of Captain Alessandro Malaspina's voyage to Alaskan shores in 1791.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-5 NW (2017),
Places Near Galiano Glacier
Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area, Kwik Delta,

Bars:

New Reef,

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay,

Beaches:

Logan Beach,

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Blizhni Point,

Cliffs:

Logan Bluffs,

Glaciers:

Atrevida Glacier, Black Glacier, Galiano Glacier, Haenke Glacier, Latouche Glacier, Lucia Glacier, Miller Glacier, Turner Glacier, Valerie Glacier,

Islands:

Haenke Island, Strawberry Island,

Lakes:

Aka Lake,

Mountains:

Amphitheater Knob, Mount Hoorts, Lucia Nunatak, Terrace Point,

Rivers:

Grand Wash River,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Calahonda Creek, Esker Stream, Indian Camp Creek,