Scott Glacier (Alaska)
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Scott Glacier is a 15-mile-long (24 km) glacier
located in the Chugach Mountains
, near Cordova, Alaska
. It begins at 60°44′31"N 145°04′20"W and trends southwest to 60°37′11"N 145°23′09"W, 13 miles (21 km) east northeast of Cordova. The Scott Glacier was named in 1908 after a "local miner".
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
located in the Chugach Mountains
Chugach Mountains
The Chugach Mountains of southern Alaska are the northernmost of the several mountain ranges that make up the Pacific Coast Ranges of the western edge of North America. The range is about 500 km long, running generally east-west. Its highest point is Mount Marcus Baker, at , but most of its...
, near Cordova, Alaska
Cordova, Alaska
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,454 people, 958 households, and 597 families residing in the city. The population density was 40.0 per square mile . There are 1,099 housing units at an average density of 17.9 per square mile...
. It begins at 60°44′31"N 145°04′20"W and trends southwest to 60°37′11"N 145°23′09"W, 13 miles (21 km) east northeast of Cordova. The Scott Glacier was named in 1908 after a "local miner".