Alsek Glacier
Alsek Glacier is a 24-kilometer-long glacier in Glacier Bay National Park in the Panhandle of Alaska. The name Alsek is of Tlingit origin and may mean "place where people rest".
Alsek Glacier
- Glacier with an elevation of 1,033 feet (315 metres)
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
59.20139° or 59° 12′ 5″ north
Longitude
-138.04694° or 138° 2′ 49″ west
Open location code
94F36X23+H6
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Alsek Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alsek Glacier”
- Chinese: “阿爾塞克冰河”
- French: “glacier Alsek”
- French: “Glacier Alsek”
- German: “Alsek-Gletscher”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alsek Lake and Gateway Knob.
Southcentral Alaska: Highlights
Notable places include Anchorage and Wasilla.
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