Information About

Portlock Glacier

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Location

59 ° 38' 8.999" N,
150 ° 56' 30.001" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Length

6 mi (9.66 km)

Elevation

3091 ft (942.14 m)

Portlock Glacier in Detail.

About

on Kenai Peninsula trends NW to an unnamed stream, 3 mi. E of Kachemak Bay and 18 mi. E of Homer, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by A.H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1913, for Captain Nathaniel Portlock, Commander of the English vessel King George, who with Captain George Dixon, Royal Navy (RN), commander of the English vessel Queen Charlotte, did extensive exploration along the south coast of Alaska in 1786 and 1787.

Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia C-3 (1951), Seldovia C-3 (1951), Seldovia C-3 (1951), Seldovia C-3 (1951), Seldovia C-3 (1953), Seldovia C-3 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia C-3 NW (1987),

Places Near Portlock Glacier

Cities:

Bars:

Aurora Spit, Glacier Spit,

Bays:

Aurora Lagoon, Bear Cove, Mallard Bay,

Glaciers:

Dixon Glacier, Doroshin Glacier, Grewingk Glacier, Nuka Glacier, Petrof Glacier, Portlock Glacier, Wosnesenski Glacier, Yalik Glacier,

Islands:

Bear Island, Chugachik Island, Pedersen Island,

Lakes:

Bradley Lake, Eagle Lake, Loon Lake, Packwood Lake, Snowshoe Lake,

Mountains:

Iceworm Peak, Needle Peak,

Rivers:

Bradley River, Fox River, Martin River,

Streams:

Battle Creek, Falls Creek, Fox Creek, Humpy Creek, Kachemak Creek, Moose Creek, Sheep Creek, Swift Creek,

Routes:

Emerald Lake Camp Trail, Emerald Lake Spur Trail, Emerald Lake Trail, Humpy Creek Trail, Mallard Bay Trail, Saddle Trail,

Cities: