Miles Glacier

Miles Glacier

Miles Glacier is a 30 miles (48 km)-long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows west to its terminus at Miles Lake (Alaska), 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Goat Mountain and 33 miles (53 km) north of Katalla. It was named in 1885 after U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles by a Lt. Allen during his Alaska expedition.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Miles Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1423703. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 

Coordinates: 60°37′17″N 144°07′08″W / 60.6213889°N 144.1188889°W / 60.6213889; -144.1188889



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