Yale Glacier

Yale Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Yale Glacier


caption =
type = Tidewater glacier
location = College Fjord, Alaska, U.S.
coordinates = coord|61|13|36|N|147|39|19|W|type:glacier
area =
length = 20 miles (32 km)
thickness =
terminus = Sealevel
status = Retreating

Yale Glacier is a 20-mile-long (32 km) glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins between Mount Cardozo and Mount Einstein and trends southwest to Yale Arm of College Fjord, 47 miles (76 km) west of Valdez. It was named for Yale University by members of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition. [cite web| url = Gnis3|1897368 | title = Yale Glacier| work=USGS National Mapping information|publisher = U.S. Geological Survey| accessdate = 2007-01-18]

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* List of glaciers

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