Information About

Seward Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 12' 31" N,
140 ° 22' 48" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

52 mi (83.69 km)

Elevation

3576 ft (1089.96 m)

Seward Glacier in Detail.

About

heads in Canada in icefield, near head of Columbus Glacier, at about 602400N1405500W, trends E and SW to Malaspina Glacier, 55 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 52 miles long.

History

Named by Russell (1891, p. 129), for William Henry Seward, 1801-72. See Seward.

Seward Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Seward Glacier.

Topo Maps

Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mount Saint Elias A-7 (1985), Mount Saint Elias A-7 NE (2017),

Places Near Seward Glacier

Glaciers:

Augusta Glacier, Cascade Glacier, Hitchcock Glacier, Pinnacle Glacier, Seward Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Augusta, Boundary Peak 184, Mount Owen, Point Glorious,

Mountain Passes:

Dome Pass, Pinnacle Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Hitchcock Hills,

Ridges:

Pinnacle Pass Hills,