Patterson Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Petersburg Borough.
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Feature Name: | Patterson Glacier |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Glacier |
Description: | heads 5 mi. NE of Twin Peaks, Trends SW to head of Patterson River, 15 mi. NE of Petersburg, Coast Mts. |
History: | Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1879, for Carlile P. Patterson, then Superintendent of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)(Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Washington, DC: GPO, 1967.). |
Borough: | Petersburg Borough |
Latitude: | 56.9877510071 |
Longitude: | -132.588180542 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Patterson Glacier: Patterson Glacier.
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Petersburg, AK
(18.4 miles SW) |
Kupreanof, AK
(19.1 miles SW) |