Alaska Gazetteer
Columbus Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Copper River Borough. The primary coordinates for Columbus Glacier places it within the 99566 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Columbus Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | Heads in Canada at 602400N, 1400500W, extends W to Bagley Ice Field on both sides of the United States-Canada boundary N of Mount Saint Elias and Mount Huxley and W of Seward Glacier, 80 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 8 miles long. |
| History: | "Named on July 31, 1897 for Christopher Columbus, by His Royal Highness, Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi who saw the Bagley Ice Field from the summit of Mount St. Elias (Filippi, 1900, p. 159); the name, ""Columbus Glacier"" has been relegated to a part of its east end." |
| Borough: | Copper River Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.4063873291 |
| Longitude: | -141.086105347 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Columbus Glacier: Columbus Glacier.
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