Information About

Pedersen Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 53' 34.001" N,
149 ° 46' 50.002" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Elevation

636 ft (193.85 m)

Pedersen Glacier in Detail.

About

In Kenai Fjords National Park, trends ESE to Aialik Bay N of Holgate Head, 20 mi. SW of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1908 by U.S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for Reverend L. H. Pedersen, a missionary in Alaska in the late 1800's and early 1900's.