Information About

Tongue Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Tongue Glacier on The Map

Location

60 ° 4' 5.002" N,
153 ° 16' 21" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Ninilchik

Length

2.5 mi (4.02 km)

Elevation

2182 ft (665.07 m)

Tongue Glacier in Detail.

About

trends NW to its terminus at Left West Glacier Creek, 52 mi. NE of Nondalton, Aleutian Range

History

Descriptive name reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Lake Clark (1946), Lake Clark (1946), Lake Clark (1951), Lake Clark (1951), Lake Clark (1958), Lake Clark (1958), Lake Clark (1958), Lake Clark (1958), Lake Clark A-1 (1958), Lake Clark A-1 (1958),
Places Near Tongue Glacier
Bars:

Glacier Spit,

Bays:

Chinitna Bay,

Glaciers:

Roscoe Glacier, Tongue Glacier, Tuxedni Glacier, Umbrella Glacier,

Mountains:

Brown Mountain, Horn Mountain, Iliamna Volcano, North Twin, South Twin,

Streams:

Beaver Creek, Dam Creek, Holland Creek, Horn Creek, Left Fork West Glacier Creek, Middle Glacier Creek, Right Fork West Glacier Creek, Silver Salmon Creek, Tooie Creek, West Glacier Creek,