Davidson Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Davidson Glacier places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Davidson Glacier |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Glacier |
Description: | heads on E slope of Chilkat Range at 5901N, 13533W, trends E 4.6 mi. to its terminus, (1954), 1.4 mi. SW of Glacier Point on Chilkat Inlet, 26 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. 4.6 miles long. |
History: | Named in 1867 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for George Davidson, 1825-1911, and published in the 1869 Coast Pilot (p. 106). The Indian name was reported as Ssitkaje by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map). |
Borough: | Haines Borough |
Latitude: | 59.0341567993 |
Longitude: | -135.647537231 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Davidson Glacier: Davidson Glacier.
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Mud Bay, AK
(13 miles NE) |
Haines, AK
(15.2 miles NNE) |
Port Chilkoot, AK
(15.4 miles NNE) |
Tanani, AK
(17.8 miles NNE) |