Amherst Glacier
Amherst Glacier is a 4-mile-long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends northwest to a lake, 5.5 mi northeast of Point Pakenham and 52 mi southwest of Valdez.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Amherst Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,841 feet
- Description: glacier in Alaska, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Chugach, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
61.00996° or 61° 0′ 36″ northLongitude
-147.81695° or 147° 49′ 1″ westElevation
1,841 feet (561 metres)Open location code
93HJ255M+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1054132283OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Hebrew—“Amherst Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Amherst Glacier”
- Hebrew: “קרחון אמהרסט”
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