Information About

Pedersen Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Pedersen Glacier on The Map

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.

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 NE (2017),
Places Near Pedersen Glacier
Bays:

Agnes Cove, Aialik Bay, Bear Cove, Cataract Cove, Cliff Bay, Coleman Bay, Crater Bay, Harris Bay, Holgate Arm, Lower Pedersen Lagoon, McMullen Cove, Northwestern Fiord, Northwestern Lagoon, Paradise Cove, Porcupine Cove, Quicksand Cove, Three Hole Bay, Tooth Cove,

Capes:

Aialik Peninsula, Harris Peninsula, Holgate Head, Three Hole Point,

Glaciers:

Addison Glacier, Aialik Glacier, Bear Glacier, Glacier G210103E59831N, Glacier G210154E59811N, Glacier G210165E59785N, Glacier G210167E59798N, Harding Icefield, Holgate Glacier, Lechner Glacier, Pedersen Glacier, Skee Glacier, Upper Pedersen Lagoon,

Islands:

Frozen Rock, Hub Rock, Slate Island, Squab Island, Verdant Island,

Lakes:

Bear Lake,