Alaska Gazetteer
Blackstone Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Kenai Peninsula Borough. The primary coordinates for Blackstone Glacier places it within the AK 99664 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Blackstone Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | trends NE to its terminus at the head of Blackstone Bay, 8 mi. S of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 7 miles long. |
| History: | "Local name reported in 1899 by W. C. Mendenhall, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). ""Named for a miner, who with two companions, lost his life there in the winter of 1896"" (Mendenhall, 1900 p. 325)." |
| Borough: | Kenai Peninsula Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.6112976074 |
| Longitude: | -148.768188477 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Blackstone Glacier: Blackstone Glacier.
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