Information About

McConnell Ridge

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 3' 2.999" N,
136 ° 7' 9.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

2805 ft (854.96 m)

McConnell Ridge in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, extends W from McBride Glacier to Muir Inlet, 4 mi. N of Sealers Island 40 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1947 for R. G. McConnell, 1857-1942, Canadian geologist, who visited Muir Inlet in 1913. McConnell was a member of the Canadian Geological Survey and was famous for his geological investigations of the Klondike and Yukon areas of Canada.

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