Information About

Yalik Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Yalik Glacier on The Map

Location

59 ° 31' 23.002" N,
150 ° 45' 15.001" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Homer

Length

9 mi (14.48 km)

Elevation

1745 ft (531.88 m)

Yalik Glacier in Detail.

About

heads at 593430N1504700W, in Kenai Mts., trends S to its terminus 1.7 mi. N of Nuka Passage, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1911, for an abandoned Indian settlement on the shore of Yalik Bay.