Information About

Sumdum Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 47' 15.583" N,
133 ° 26' 54.91" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Length

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation

4587 ft (1398.12 m)

Sumdum Glacier in Detail.

About

heads on S slope of Mount Sumdum, trends SW to Powers Creek, 6 mi. E of Harbor I. and 50 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Tlingit Indian name reportedly representing the booming sound of the icebergs as they break off from the glacier; published in 1892 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as "Soundon."