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Johns Hopkins Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Johns Hopkins Glacier starts at an elevation of about 8,000 feet (2,438 m) on the eastern flank of Mount Lituya in the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains and flows generally east-northeast for 13 miles (21 km) to the head of Johns Hopkins Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, about 104 miles (167 km) southeast of Yakutat and 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Gustavus, Alaska.

Bryn Mawr Glacier, College Fjord

Bryn Mawr Glacier flows southeast for about 4.5 miles (7 km) to Harvard Arm of College Fjord in northwestern Prince William Sound, about 52 miles (84 km) west of Valdez and 44 miles (71 km) northeast of Whittier, Alaska.

Barry Glacier, Harriman Fjord

Barry Glacier flows southwest for 16 miles (25 km) to Barry Arm of Harriman Fjord in northwestern Prince William Sound, about 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Whittier and 58 miles (93 km) east of Anchorage, Alaska.

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Baird Glacier, Thomas Bay

Baird Glacier, Thomas Bay

Baird Glacier starts in the Stikine Icefield in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains near the Alaska-British Columbia border, and flows generally southwest for 24 miles (39 km) to its terminus at an outwash plain 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the head of Thomas Bay, about 100 miles (162 km) southeast of Juneau and 22 miles (35 km) north-northeast of Petersburg, Alaska.

Brady Glacier, Taylor Bay

Brady Glacier, Taylor Bay

Brady Glacier lies in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, flowing from the Brady Icefield at 11,942 feet (3,640 m) in the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains to Taylor Bay on Cross Sound’s north shore, about 139 miles (224 km) southeast of Yakutat and 32 miles (52 km) west of Gustavus, Alaska.

Aialik Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park

Aialik Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park

Aialik Glacier flows southeast for 8 miles (13 km) from the Harding Icefield in the Kenai Mountains to tidewater at Aialik Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park, about 66 miles (106 km) east-northeast of Homer and 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Seward, Alaska.

Grapeview, Case Inlet

Grapeview, Case Inlet

Grapeview is a community that includes Allyn, Stretch Island, and Reach Island located on the western shore at the head of Case Inlet in South Puget Sound, about 19 miles (31 km) west-northwest of Tacoma and 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Shelton, Washington.

Dirty Glacier, Harriman Fjord

Dirty Glacier, Harriman Fjord

The Dirty Glacier flows generally north for about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) from an elevation of 3,800 feet (1,158 m) in the Chugach Mountains of western Prince William Sound to its terminus at an outwash plain about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the head of Harriman Fjord, about 71 miles (114 km) west-southwest of Valdez and 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Whittier, Alaska.

Ancon Rock, Point Gustavus

Ancon Rock, Point Gustavus

Ancon Rock is a reef located about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) off Point Gustavus on the eastern shore, at the entrance to Glacier Bay within Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, about 55 miles (89 km) west of Juneau and 8.5 miles (12 km) southwest of Gustavus, Alaska.

Bainbridge Glacier, Port Bainbridge

Bainbridge Glacier, Port Bainbridge

Bainbridge Glacier originates on Pinnacle Mountain at the edge of the Sargent Icefield on the Kenai Peninsula, and flows east for 10 miles (16 km) to Port Bainbridge, about 47 miles (76 km) south-southeast of Whittier and 36 miles (58 km) east of Seward, Alaska.

Rookery Falls, Passage Canal

Rookery Falls, Passage Canal

Rookery Falls is on the northern shore of Passage Canal in Prince William Sound, about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Anchorage and 1.7 miles (1.9 km) north-northeast of Whittier, Alaska.

Cape Suckling, Suckling Hills

Cape Suckling, Suckling Hills

Cape Suckling is an area of wave eroded rocky reefs backed by dunes, and farther inland lie the Suckling Hills and the terminus of the Bering Glacier, about 150 miles (241 km) west-northwest of Yakutat and 73 miles (117 km) southeast of Cordova, Alaska.

James Lagoon, McCarty Fjord

James Lagoon, McCarty Fjord

James Lagoon is a drowned cirque basin about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) wide, partially enclosed by the remains of a terminal moraine, on the western shore of McCarty Fjord in Kenai Fjords National Park, about 51 miles (82 km) southwest of Seward and 40 miles (64 km) east-southeast of Homer, Alaska. 

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