Scott Glacier (Alaska) Explained

Scott Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska
Coords:60.6961°N -145.1769°W
Area:25 miles2 (64 km2)
Length:15 miles (24 km)
Elevation Min:2583 ft. (787 m)
Map:Alaska
Label Position:top
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Scott Glacier is a 15-mile-long (24 km) glacier located in the Chugach Mountains, near Cordova, Alaska. It begins at 60.7419°N -145.0722°W and trends southwest to 60.6197°N -145.3858°W, 13 miles (21 km) east northeast of Cordova. The Scott Glacier was named in 1908 after a "local miner".

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