Wellesley Glacier

Wellesley Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Wellesley Glacier


caption =
type = glacier
location = College Fjord, Alaska, U.S.
coordinates = coord|61.199|N|147.920|W|type:glacier
area =
length = 4 miles (6.4 km)
thickness =
elevation = 3166 ft (965 m)
terminus =
status =

Wellesley Glacier is a 4-mile-long (6.4 km) glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends east 4 mi. to a lagoon, on the west bank of College Fiord, 3.7 mi. SW of College Point and 54 mi. W of Valdez. It was named for Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. by members of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition. [cite web| url = Gnis3|1411829 | title = Wellesley Glacier| work=USGS National Mapping information|publisher = U.S. Geological Survey| accessdate = 2008-06-23]

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