Alaska Gazetteer
Dinglestadt Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Kenai Peninsula Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Dinglestadt Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | "in Kenai Mts., heads on ridge W of McCarty Glacier, and extends SW to separate, one branch trends NW 9 mi. to its terminus at head of Sheep Creek and the other trends SE 5 mi. to East Arm Nuka Bay, 50 mi. NW of Seldovia, Chugach Mts. Alaska Place Names Book trends this SW, which is incorrect" |
| History: | "Named by A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1913, ""for Mate Dinglestadt, who in company with Mate (Ivan) Chernof in 1834, as employees of the Russian American Fur Company, explored a portion of the west coast of Kenai Peninsula.""" |
| Borough: | Kenai Peninsula Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.7095527649 |
| Longitude: | -150.416000366 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Dinglestadt Glacier: Dinglestadt Glacier.
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