Amherst Glacier

Amherst Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Amherst Glacier


caption =
type = glacier
location = College Fjord, Alaska, U.S.
coordinates = coord|61.016|N|147.856|W|type:glacier
area =
length = 4 miles (6.4 km)
thickness =
elevation = 1355 ft (413 m)
terminus =
status =

Amherst Glacier is a 4-mile-long (6.4 km) glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends NW to a lake, 5.5 mi. NE of Point Pakenham and 52 mi. SW of Valdez. It was named for Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. by members of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition. [cite web| url = Gnis3|1398203 | title = Amherst Glacier| work=USGS National Mapping information|publisher = U.S. Geological Survey| accessdate = 2008-06-23]

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