Williams Glacier

Williams Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Williams Glacier


caption =
type = glacier
location = College Fjord, Alaska, U.S.
coordinates = coord|61.060|N|147.763|W|type:glacier
area =
length = 1.2 miles (1.7 km)
thickness =
terminus =
elevation = 2172 ft (6621 m)
status =

Williams Glacier is a 1.2-mile-long (1.7 km) glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends NW 4.5 mi. E of College Point and 50 mi. W of Valdez. Name reported in 1908 by Grant and Higgins (1910, pl. 2), USGS. It was named for Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. [cite web| url = Gnis3|1412061 | title = Williams Glacier| work=USGS National Mapping information|publisher = U.S. Geological Survey| accessdate = 2008-06-23]

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