Tracy Arm

Tracy Arm is a fjord in Alaska near Juneau. It is named after a Civil War general named Benjamin Franklin Tracy. It is located about 45 miles south of Juneau and was designated as a wilderness area by the United States Congress in 1980.

The Tracy Arm area covers 653,179 acres and consists of two deep and narrow fjords: Tracy Arm and Endicott Arm. Both fjords are over 30 miles long and one-fifth of their area is covered in ice.

awyer Glacier

The twin Sawyer Glaciers, North Sawyer and South Sawyer, are located at the end of Tracy Arm. [cite book
last =Lynn
first =Readicker-Henderson
title =Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska
year =2006
publisher =Hunter Publishing, Inc
isbn =1588435156
pages =241] The wildlife in the area includes black and brown bears, deer, wolves, harbor seals, and a variety of birds, such as arctic terns and pigeon guillemots. The mountain goats, which are usually found in the higher elevation areas, have been seen near the base of Sawyer Glacier. [cite web
url=http://164.109.173.140/destinations/ports/na_saw.htm
title=Sawyer Glacier
publisher=Norwegian Cruise Line
accessdate=2007-06-11] [cite web
url=http://www.adventureboundalaska.com
title=Adventure Bound Alaska
publisher=Weber
accessdate=2007-06-11]

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