Yahtse Glacier

Yahtse Glacier

Yahtse Glacier as it appeared in 1977
Type Valley glacier
Location Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates 60°18′20″N 141°43′37″W / 60.30556°N 141.72694°W / 60.30556; -141.72694Coordinates: 60°18′20″N 141°43′37″W / 60.30556°N 141.72694°W / 60.30556; -141.72694
Length 40 miles (64 km)
Terminus Sealevel
Status Advancing

Yahtse Glacier is a 40-mile-long (64 km) glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It begins on the southeast slope of Mount Miller and trends southeast along the north border of Guyot Glacier to Icy Bay, just east of Guyot Hills and 70 miles (113 km) northwest of Yakutat. The western extent is an icefield. The name derives from the Yahtse River and was adopted after the retreat of Guyot Glacier resulted in a separate branch.[2]

See also

Cited references

  1. "USGS Bering Glacier B-2 (AK) Topo Map". Topozone. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
  2. "USGS Geographic Names Information System". Retrieved 2014-07-13.


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