Alaska Gazetteer
Agassiz Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Yakutat Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Agassiz Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | heads at Newton Glacier, in Canada, trends S to Malaspina Glacier, 55 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 15 miles long. |
| History: | Named by William Libbey, Jr., of the New York Times Expedition of 1886, for Louis Agassiz, 1807-73. See Agassiz, Point. |
| Borough: | Yakutat Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.0649757385 |
| Longitude: | -140.923355103 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Agassiz Glacier: Agassiz Glacier.
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