Alaska Gazetteer
Meares Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Chugach Borough. The primary coordinates for Meares Glacier places it within the 99686 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Meares Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | heads between Aspero Peak and Mount Michelson, trends SW to Unakwik Inlet, 42 mi. W of Valdez, Chugach Mts. |
| History: | Named in 1909 by U. S. Grant and D. F. Higgins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Captain John Meares, 1756-1809, British naval officer, explorer, and trader. Captain Meares, while on a trading expedition aboard the English vessel Nootka, spent the winter of 1786-87 in Prince William Sound. |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.2264938354 |
| Longitude: | -147.394180298 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Meares Glacier: Meares Glacier.
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