Information About

Glacier Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 43' 9.001" N,
160 ° 49' 32.999" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Unalakleet

Glacier Creek in Detail.

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About

flows NW to Norton Sound, 2.2 mi. SW of Cascade Creek, and 10 mi. S of Unalakleet, Nulato Hills. 4.2 miles long.


History

Local name reported in 1952 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); so called "because in winter the ravine fills with snow and looks like a glacier from offshore."