Surprise Glacier
Surprise Glacier is a glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier begins in the Alaska Range near Mount Dall, moving west. Its terminus is the source of the Tonzona River.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,822 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Also known as: “Ch’idotl’ul No‘ Lughwzra’” and “Surprise Glacier (Alaska Range)”
Surprise Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Southcentral Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.69178° or 62° 41′ 30″ north
Longitude
-152.25783° or 152° 15′ 28″ west
Elevation
3,822 feet (1,165 metres)
Open location code
93J9MPRR+PV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Surprise Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Surprise Glacier”
- German: “Surprise-Gletscher”
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