| Wellesley Glacier | |||||
| Type: | glacier | ||||
| Location: | College Fjord, Alaska, U.S. | ||||
| Coords: | 61.1986°N -147.92°W | ||||
| Length: | 4 miles (6.4 km) | ||||
| Elevation: | 3166 ft (965 m) --> | ||||
| Map: | Alaska | ||||
| Label Position: | top | ||||
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Wellesley Glacier is a 4miles long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends east for 4miles to a lagoon on the west bank of College Fjord, 3.7miles southwest of College Point and 54miles west of Valdez. It was named for Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts by members of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition.[1]