Caldwell Glacier

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Caldwell Glacier
Type Valley glacier
Location Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates 62°23′36″N 152°39′51″W / 62.39333°N 152.66417°W / 62.39333; -152.66417Coordinates: 62°23′36″N 152°39′51″W / 62.39333°N 152.66417°W / 62.39333; -152.66417
Length 5 miles (8.0 km)

Caldwell Glacier is a glacier in the Alaska Range of Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier begins in the Kichatna Mountains at Gurney Peak and Lewis Peak, moving southwest to become a source of the Kichatna River.[1] Named in 1889 by explorer Lt. J.S. Herron, it is 5 miles (8.0 km) long.[2]

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Cited references

  1. ↑ National Geographic Maps (2007). Denali National Park and Preserve (Map). !:225,000. ISBN 978-1-56695-328-3.
  2. ↑ "Caldwell Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-2. 
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