Klutlan Glacier

Klutlan Glacier

Klutlan Glacier is a 40-mile-long (64 km) glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located southwest of Mount Natazhat and flows east across the border with Canada, then north to form the headwaters of the Klutlan River. Its native name was reported in 1891 by C. W. Hayes of the United States Geological Survey. [ Orth, Donald. "Klutlan Glacier" in "Dictionary of Alaska Place Names." Geological Survey Professional Paper number 567. US GPO, 1967. ] [cite web| url = Gnis3|1404841 | title = Klutlan Glacier| work=USGS National Mapping information|publisher = U.S. Geological Survey| accessdate = 2008-08-11]

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* List of glaciers


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