Alaska Gazetteer
Meade Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Skagway Borough. The primary coordinates for Meade Glacier places it within the AK 99840 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Meade Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | heads 5 mi. W of Mount Poletica on Alaska-Canada boundary, trends NW to its terminus at head of Katzehin River, 8 mi. E of Chilkoot Inlet and 17 mi. SE of Skagway, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Named by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), probably for Rear Admiral R. W. Meade, 1870-1933, U.S. Navy (USN), who as commander of the U.S.S. Saginaw made a reconnaissance voyage through the Alex. Arch. in the winter of 1868-69. |
| Borough: | Skagway Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.3910484314 |
| Longitude: | -135.04548645 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Meade Glacier: Meade Glacier.
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Skagway, AK
(10.5 miles WNW) Haines, AK (18 miles SW) |
Lutak, AK
(18.7 miles W) Mud Bay, AK (19.8 miles SW) |
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Tanani, AK
(16.4 miles WSW) Port Chilkoot, AK (17.8 miles SW) |
