Information About

Holgate Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 52' 16" N,
149 ° 55' 7" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Length

5.3 mi (8.53 km)

Elevation

2208 ft (673 m)

Holgate Glacier in Detail.

About

trends SE to its terminus at Holgate Arm, 24 mi. SW of Seward, Chugach Mts. 5.3 miles long.

History

Named in 1911 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Dr. T. F. Holgate. See Holgate Arm.

Holgate Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Holgate Glacier.

Topo Maps

Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound D-8 (1951), Blying Sound D-8 (1951), Blying Sound D-8 (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound D-8 (1953), Blying Sound D-8 (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound D-8 SW (2017),

Places Near Holgate Glacier

Bays:

Aialik Bay, Cataract Cove, Crater Bay, Cup Cove, Fire Cove, Harris Bay, Holgate Arm, McMullen Cove, Northwestern Fiord, Northwestern Lagoon, Quicksand Cove, Ripple Cove,

Capes:

Harris Peninsula, Harris Point, Holgate Head,

Channels:

Granite Passage,

Glaciers:

Addison Glacier, Aialik Glacier, Glacier G210103E59831N, Glacier G210154E59811N, Glacier G210165E59785N, Glacier G210167E59798N, Harding Icefield, Holgate Glacier, Northwestern Glacier, Ogive Glacier, Pedersen Glacier,

Islands:

Dora Island, Frozen Rock, Hub Rock, Slate Island, Squab Island, Twin Islands, Verdant Island,

Parks:

Kenai Fjords National Park,