Alaska Gazetteer
Riggs Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Hoonah-Angoon Borough. The primary coordinates for Riggs Glacier places it within the 99826 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Riggs Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | in Glacier Bay National Monument, heads on S slope of Takhinsha Mts., 4 mi. SE of Mount Harris, trends SSE to head of Muir Inlet, 43 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. |
| History: | Named by the American Geographical Society in 1947 for Thomas Riggs, Jr., 1873-1945; Engineer of the Alaskan Boundary Survey, 1906-13; Governor of Alaska, 1918-21; and United States Commissioner of the International Boundary Commission (IBC) about 1936-45. He was born in Maryland and educated at Princeton University He was in the lumber business in Alaska 1897-1901 and was with the Boundary Survey from 1903-05 before becoming engineer in 1906. He was in charge of the Fairbanks Division of location and construction of government railroads in Alaska before becoming Governor of Alaska in 1918. |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.1699333191 |
| Longitude: | -136.260131836 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Riggs Glacier: Riggs Glacier.
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