Sargent Icefield
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The Sargent Icefield is a large icefield located on the eastern portion of the Kenai Peninsula
bordering Prince William Sound
in Alaska
. The ice field has numerous outflow glaciers including the Chenega
, Princeton
, and Ellsworth Glaciers.
Kenai Peninsula
The Kenai Peninsula is a large peninsula jutting from the southern coast of Alaska in the United States. The name Kenai is probably derived from Kenayskaya, the Russian name for Cook Inlet, which borders the peninsula to the west.-Geography:...
bordering Prince William Sound
Prince William Sound
Prince William Sound is a sound off the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula. Its largest port is Valdez, at the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System...
in Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. The ice field has numerous outflow glaciers including the Chenega
Chenega Glacier
Chenega Glacier is a tidewater glacier located in Prince William Sound and on the Kenai Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska.Chenega Glacier was named in 1905 for Chenega Island and the nearby community of Chenega Bay. The glacier is a tourist attraction, drawing many kayakers and small cruise...
, Princeton
Princeton Glacier
The Princeton Glacier is a glacier in the Sargent Icefield, Kenai Peninsula in Alaska.The glacier was named in 1909 for Princeton University by George Perkins of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey....
, and Ellsworth Glaciers.