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Rasmuson Glacier

Rasmuson Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Yakutat
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 1050 ft (320.04 m)
About

Heads on the north slope of Mount Rasmuson, trends north then southeast to end 1.6 km (1 mile) west of Russell Fiord, 34 km (21 miles) northeast of Yakutat.

History of Rasmuson Glacier

Named in 1905 for Edward A Rasmuson (1882-1949), teacher at the government school at Yakutat and missionary of the SwedishEvangelical Mission Covenant of America. (US-T121) It was called Rasmussen Glacier by RS Tarr and Lawrence Martin (1914, p165). (AK-T1)