Fairweather Glacier Explained

Fairweather Glacier
Location:	Alaska, U.S.
Coords:	58.8425°N -137.6483°W
Length:	19miles
Map:	Alaska
Label Position:	top
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Fairweather Glacier is a 19miles long glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins on the west slope of Mount Salisbury and continues west to its 1961 terminus 0.2 miles (300 m) east of Cape Fairweather, 100 miles (161 km) northwest of Hoonah.^{[1] [2]}

Fairweather Glacier is the eponym of the Alaska Marine Highway fast ferry MV Fairweather.

See also

• List of glaciers

Notes and References

1. Orth, Donald. "Fairweather Glacier" in Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Geological Survey Professional Paper number 567. US GPO, 1967.
2. Web site: [{{Gnis3|1421836}} Fairweather Glacier]. USGS National Mapping information. U.S. Geological Survey. 2008-08-11.