Margerie Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Hoonah-Angoon Borough. The primary coordinates for Margerie Glacier places it within the 99826 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Feature Name: | Margerie Glacier |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Glacier |
Description: | heads on S slope of Mount Root, on Alaska-Canada boundary, trends SE and NE to Tarr Inlet, 1 mi. SE of the terminus of Grand Pacific Glacier and 87 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. |
History: | Named by Lawrence Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1923 for Emmanuel de Margerie, 1862-1953, French geologist, who visited Glacier Bay in 1913. Margerie was a famous geographer and geologist, who published many scientific papers including several on the geology of North America. |
Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon Borough |
Latitude: | 58.9141693115 |
Longitude: | -137.255874634 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Margerie Glacier: Margerie Glacier.
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