Information About

Martin Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 17' 30.001" N,
138 ° 27' 59" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

2.4 mi (3.86 km)

Elevation

2982 ft (908.91 m)

Martin Glacier in Detail.

About

on W slope of Brabazon Range trends W to 1961 terminus at head of Giners Creek, 0.8 mi. W of Tanis Lake and 47 mi. SE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by Blackwelder (1907, p. 417;426), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for E. R. Martin, who was in charge of the U.S. Boundary Survey party that surveyed this area in 1906.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat B-2 (1959), Yakutat B-2 (1959), Yakutat B-2 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat B-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Martin Glacier

Bays:

Dry Bay,

Glaciers:

Canyon Glacier, Chamberlain Glacier, Fassett Glacier, Martin Glacier, Novatak Glacier,

Islands:

Bear Island,

Lakes:

Tanis Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Reaburn,

Parks:

Glacier Bay National Preserve,

Mountain Passes:

Cabin Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Brabazon Range,

Rapids:

First Rapids,

Rivers:

Alsek River, East Alsek River, South Fork Doame River, Taaltsug River, Tlegan River, Vankahini River,

Streams:

Cannery Creek, Clear Creek, Emile Creek, Gines Creek, Muddy Creek, Shack Creek, Split Creek, Williams Creek,

Routes:

Alsek Lake Trail,