- McCarty Glacier
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McCarty Glacier
McCarty GlacierType Tidewater glacier Location Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, U.S. Coordinates 59°46′12″N 150°13′15″W / 59.77°N 150.22083°WCoordinates: 59°46′12″N 150°13′15″W / 59.77°N 150.22083°W Area 15 miles² (24.6 km²) Length 10 miles (16.3 km) Terminus McCarty Fiord Status Retreating - This article is about the glacier on the Kenai Peninsula. For the glacier near Yakutat, Alaska, please see McCarty Glacier (Yakutat)
The McCarty Glacier is a tidewater glacier located in the Harding Icefield in the Kenai Mountains of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.
The glacier is named for William McCarty, a former resident of Seward.
See also
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McCarty Glacier
- Photo gallery including many pictures of the McCarty Glacier
- Excerpt from an article of the Geographical Review on the McCarty Glacier
Categories:- Glaciers of Alaska
- Landforms of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
- Southcentral Alaska geography stubs
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