Information About

Sargent Icefield

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 23' 6" N,
148 ° 26' 3.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

2001 ft (609.9 m)

Sargent Icefield in Detail.

About

On the E coast of the Kenai Peninsula, trends NE-SW, S of Port Nellie Juan and 25 mi NE of the Harding Icefield, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for Rufus Harvey Sargent, 1875-1951, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographer who did extensive exploration and mapping on Kenai Peninsula.

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