Alaska Gazetteer
Waxell Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Yakutat Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Waxell Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | Located in the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness, flows E from Steller Glacier and joins Bering Glacier at the Bering-Tana Glacier Divide; N of Waxell Ridge; 64 km (40 mi) N of Mount Campbell and 66 km (41 mi) NW of Cape Yakataga. |
| History: | Named for the nearby Waxell Ridge which commemorates Lieutenant Sven Waxell (1701-1762) who was a member of Bering's crew on the 1741 vogage to Alaska. |
| Borough: | Yakutat Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.4318275452 |
| Longitude: | -143.188110352 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Waxell Glacier: Waxell Glacier.
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