Alaska Gazetteer
Thiel Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Thiel Glacier places it within the 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Thiel Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | In the Coast Mountains, heads at 584100N, 1344500W trending NE to Battle Glacier, 2.5 mi NE of Horn Spire and 31 mi NNW of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Named by members of the Juneau Icefield Research Project in 1964 for Dr. Edwrd Thiel (1928-1961), glaciologist and geophysicist. He was chief seismologist with the Arctic Institute of North America, co-leader of the Fletcher Ice Shelf Traverse in Antarctica, chief scientist for Antarctic airborne geophysical operations, and assistant proffesor of geophysics at the University of Minnesota. |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.6956176758 |
| Longitude: | -134.673431396 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Thiel Glacier: Thiel Glacier.
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