Information About

Steller Lobe

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 20' 4.999" N,
143 ° 45' 5" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Elevation

1207 ft (367.89 m)

Steller Lobe in Detail.

About

Flows W from Steller Glacier at the western limit of the Bering Glacier System; bounded by the Chugach NF on the W; center is approximately 15 km (9 mi) NE of Mount Campbell and 35 km (22 mi) W of Hanna Lake.

History

named for George Wilhelm Steller (1709-1746), a German scientist and naturalist, and member of Bering's voyage to Alaska; also named for Steller Glacier from which the lobe (rounded, tongue-like mass of ice) was formed

Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier B-8 (1985), Bering Glacier B-8 SE (2014),
Places Near Steller Lobe
Basins:

Happy Hollow,

Bays:

Tashalich Arm,

Glaciers:

Bering Canyon, Slope Glacier, Steller Glacier, Steller Lobe,

Lakes:

Lake Ivanov, Lake Roselius, Berg Lake, Berg Lakes, Canyon Lake, Fifth Lake, Fourth Berg Lake, Linear Lakes, Second Berg Lake, Starodubtsov Lake, Third Berg Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Campbell, Carbon Mountain, Doughton Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Plenisner Hills,

Ridges:

Central Medial Moraine Band,

Streams:

Sewah Creek, Sheep Creek,