Alaska Gazetteer
Sawyer Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Hoonah-Angoon Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Sawyer Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | Heads in British Columbia at about 575500N, 1324000W, 5 mi N of Owens Peak and flows NW across the international boundary, then S to Tracy Arm 1 mi from its head, 54 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Named in 1889 by Commander H.B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN) (US-T131/1967/Dictionary of Alaska Placenames/Orth/p843); published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 147). |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.9018821716 |
| Longitude: | -133.01348877 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sawyer Glacier: Sawyer Glacier.
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