Alaska Gazetteer
Black Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Yakutat Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Black Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | heads 3 mi. NW of Bancas Point trends S to its 1961 terminus, 1 mi. NE of terminus of Galiano Glacier and 28 mi. N of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 2.2 miles long. |
| History: | Descriptive name given by Russell (1891, p. 101) because of its dark appearance, a result of the earth and stone almost completely covering it. |
| Borough: | Yakutat Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.9731025696 |
| Longitude: | -139.669937134 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Black Glacier: Black Glacier.
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