Riggs Glacier
Riggs Glacier is a glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins on the southern slope of the Takhinsha Mountains, 6 km southeast of Mount Harris and flows south-southeast to the head of Muir Inlet, 69 km southwest of Skagway.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Riggs Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,402 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Hoonah-Angoon, Alaska, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Riggs Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Riggs Glacier”
- French: “glacier Riggs”
- French: “Glacier Riggs”
- German: “Riggs-Gletscher”
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