Grand Pacific Glacier

Grand Pacific Glacier

Grand Pacific Glacier is a 25-mile (40 km) long glacier in Alaska. It begins in the St. Elias Mountains, 7 miles (11.2 km) southwest of Mount Hay, trends east into the Stikine Region of British Columbia, and then southeast to the head of Tarr Inlet at Alaska-Canada boundary, 68 miles (109 km) southwest of Skagway.

ee also

* List of glaciers

References

National Park Service. [http://www.nps.gov/glba/planyourvisit/upload/GLBA_map-2.pdf Glacier Bay Map] . March 14, 2008. Accessed June 29, 2008 via [http://www.nps.gov/glba/siteindex.htm site index]


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