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Sumdum Glacier, Powers Creek
Sumdum Glacier starts on the south flank of Mount Sumdum with a summit elevation of 6,666 feet (2,032 m) and flows southwest to a hanging terminus at 2,100 feet (640 m) and the start of Powers Creek that flows 2 miles (3.2 km) to the eastern shore of Endicott Arm, about 89 miles (144 km) northeast of Sitka and 50 miles (81 km) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.
Tigertail Glacier, Nassau Fjord
Tigertail Glacier starts at an elevation of about 2,850 feet (869 m) in the Sargent Icefield on the Kenai Peninsula and flows generally northeast for 3.3 miles (5.3 km) and terminates 0.2 miles (0.3 km) from the western shore of Nassau Fjord, which is a northern arm of Icy Bay in western Prince William Sound, about 36 miles (58 km) east-northeast of Seward and 36 miles (58 km) south-southeast of Whittier, Alaska.
Hubbard Glacier, Disenchantment Bay
Hubbard Glacier originates from icefields at an elevation of around 11,000 feet (3,400 m) in the Centennial Range of the Saint Elias Mountains in Kluane National Park and Reserve and flows about 48 miles (77 km) to the Alaska border and then continues for another 28 miles (45 km) through Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park to its terminus in Disenchantment Bay, about 220 miles (355 km) east-southeast of Cordova and 32 miles (52 km) north-northeast of Yakutat, Alaska.
Tyndall Glacier, Taan Fjord
Tyndall Glacier starts at an elevation of about 10,000 feet (3,050 m) in the Saint Elias Mountains near the Canadian border, between Mount Huxley to the west and Mount Saint Elias to the east, and flows generally south-southwest for 13 miles (21 km) to the head of Taan Fjord in Icy Bay, about 160 miles (258 km) east-southeast of Cordova and 68 miles (110 km) northwest of Yakutat, Alaska.
Bradley River, Kachemak Bay
Bradley River is located on the Kenai Peninsula and flows generally northwest for 7 miles (11 km) from Bradley Lake at an elevation of 1,090 feet (332 m) to Kachemak Bay, about 31 miles (50 km) southeast of Ninilchik and 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Homer, Alaska.
Red River, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Red River starts from the terminus of Red Glacier on the eastern flank of Mount Iliamna and flows southeast for 7 miles (11.3 km) through Lake Clark National Park and Preserve to the western shore of Cook Inlet, about 126 miles (203 km) southwest of Anchorage and 48 miles (77 km) northwest of Homer, Alaska.
Harriman Glacier, Prince William Sound
Harriman Glacier is 8 miles (13 km) long, and trends northeast to its terminus at the head of Harriman Fjord, in Prince William Sound, about 74 miles (119 km) west-southwest of Valdez and 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Whittier, Alaska.
Anchor Glacier, Northwestern Fjord
Anchor Glacier flows east for 3 miles (5 km) to Northwestern Fjord, which is located approximately 52 miles (84 km) east-northeast of Homer and 32 miles (52 km) southwest of Seward, Alaska.
Tiger Glacier, Icy Bay
Tiger Glacier flows east for 8 miles (13 km) to a tidewater terminus at the head of Icy Bay in Prince William Sound, approximately 98 miles (158 km) southwest of Valdez and 42 miles (68 km) east-southeast of Whittier, Alaska.
McArthur River, Trading Bay
McArthur River flows southeast to Trading Bay on the west coast of Cook Inlet, approximately 65 miles (105 km) southwest of Anchorage and 29 miles (46 km) northwest of Kenai, Alaska.
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