Information About

Steller Lobe

Steller Lobe

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

Chitina

Elevation:

1207 ft (367.89 m)

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 of Steller Lobe

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

Found on the following 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:

Bays:

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,