Fairweather Glacier
Coordinates: 58°50′33″N 137°38′54″W / 58.84250°N 137.64833°W
Geologic map showing the Fairweather Glacier in the upper left
Fairweather Glacier is a 19-mile-long (31 km) glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins on the west slope of Mount Salisbury and continues west to its 1961 terminus 0.2 miles (300 m) east of , 100 miles (161 km) northwest of Hoonah.[1][2]
Fairweather Glacier is the namesake of the Alaska Marine Highway fast ferry MV Fairweather.
References[]
- ^ Orth, Donald. "Fairweather Glacier" in Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Geological Survey Professional Paper number 567. US GPO, 1967.
- ^ "Fairweather Glacier". USGS National Mapping information. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
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