Information About

Esker Stream

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 54' 34.999" N,
139 ° 43' 59.999" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Esker Stream in Detail.

About

heads in Atrevida Glacier 0.5 mi. W of Amphitheater Knob, flows S and SE to Yakutat Bay, 4.6 mi. SW of Bancas Point and 25 mi. N of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 4.5 miles long.

History

Named by Russell (1892, pl. 4). An esker is a serpentine ridge of sand and gravel deposited by a stream in association with glacier ice.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-5 NW (2017),

Places Near Esker Stream

Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area, Kwik Delta,

Bars:

New Reef,

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay, Yakutat Bay,

Beaches:

Logan Beach,

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Blizhni Point,

Cliffs:

Logan Bluffs,

Glaciers:

Atrevida Glacier, Black Glacier, Galiano Glacier, Haenke Glacier, Latouche Glacier, Lucia Glacier, Miller Glacier, Turner Glacier,

Islands:

Haenke Island, Knight Island, Neeg Island, Strawberry Island,

Lakes:

Aka Lake,

Mountains:

Amphitheater Knob, Mount Hoorts, Lucia Nunatak, Terrace Point,

Rivers:

Grand Wash River,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Calahonda Creek, Esker Stream, Indian Camp Creek,