Alaska Gazetteer
Red Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Red Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | in Lincoln Mts., trends N to its (1955) terminus 6.5 mi. NW of Hyder, Coast Mts. |
| History: | "Descriptive name given in 1926 by Buddington, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because the ""moraine of this glacier is almost wholly of red quartz monzonite boulders.""" |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.950214386 |
| Longitude: | -130.171218872 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Red Glacier: Red Glacier.
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