Alsek Glacier
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LocationAlaska Yakutat
Length24-kilometer (15 mi)
Highestelevation1033 ft
| Alsek Glacier | |
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 Alsek Lake on Glacier edge. | |
  Alsek Glacier | |
 Interactive map of Alsek Glacier | |
| Location | Alaska Yakutat |
| Coordinates | 59°12′05″N 138°02′49″W / 59.20139°N 138.04694°W[1] |
| Length | 24-kilometer (15 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1033 ft |
Alsek Glacier is a 24-kilometer-long (15 mi) glacier in Glacier Bay National Park in the Panhandle of Alaska (USA).[2] The name Alsek is of Tlingit origin and may mean "place where people rest".[3] The glacier was named in 1901 by U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Moser,[1] commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries steamer USS Albatross.[4]
The glacial feeding area is located northwest of Mount Hay on the west flank of the Fairweather Range at an altitude of 1200 m. The 1.2-km-wide glacier flows west to Alsek Lake, which forms its glacier edge lake and flows through the Alsek River.
