Aurora Glacier (Alaska) Explained

Aurora Glacier
Location:	Alaska
Coordinates:	58.6661°N -136.7033°W
Length:	4miles
Map:	Alaska
Label Position:	top
Embedded:	Wikidata: yes Zoom: 9

Aurora Glacier is a 4miles long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It heads east of July Fourth Mountain and trends northwest to an icefield between the heads of Reid and Brady Glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, northwest of Hoonah.^{[1] [2]}

The glacier is the namesake for the Alaska Marine Highway vessel M/V Aurora.

See also

• List of glaciers in the United States

Notes and References

1. Orth, Donald. "Aurora Glacier" in Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Geological Survey Professional Paper number 567. US GPO, 1967.
2. Web site: [{{Gnis3|1420169}} Aurora Glacier]. USGS National Mapping information. U.S. Geological Survey. 2008-08-11.