Holyoke Glacier

Holyoke Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Holyoke Glacier


caption =
type = glacier
location = College Fjord, Alaska, U.S.
coordinates = coord|61.161|N|147.958|W|type:glacier
area =
length = 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
thickness =
terminus =
elevation = 3655 ft (1114 m)
status =

Holyoke Glacier is a 1.5-mile-long (2.4 km) glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends SE on W bank of College Fjord, 6.8 mi. SW of College Point and 65 mi. E of Anchorage. Named by U. S. Grant and D. F. Higgins, USGS, in 1908. Named for Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass. [cite web| url = Gnis3|1403451 | title = Holyoke Glacier| work=USGS National Mapping information|publisher = U.S. Geological Survey| accessdate = 2008-06-23]

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