Portlock Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Kenai Peninsula Borough. The primary coordinates for Portlock Glacier places it within the 99603 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Feature Name: | Portlock Glacier |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Glacier |
Description: | on Kenai Peninsula trends NW to an unnamed stream, 3 mi. E of Kachemak Bay and 18 mi. E of Homer, Chugach Mts. |
History: | Named by A.H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1913, for Captain Nathaniel Portlock, Commander of the English vessel King George, who with Captain George Dixon, Royal Navy (RN), commander of the English vessel Queen Charlotte, did extensive exploration along the south coast of Alaska in 1786 and 1787. |
Borough: | Kenai Peninsula Borough |
Latitude: | 59.6220932007 |
Longitude: | -150.901138306 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Portlock Glacier: Portlock Glacier.
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