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Williams Glacier

Coordinates: 61°03′37″N 147°45′49″W / 61.06028°N 147.76361°W / 61.06028; -147.76361
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Williams Glacier
Map showing the location of Williams Glacier
Map showing the location of Williams Glacier
Williams Glacier
Typeglacier
LocationCollege Fjord, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates61°03′37″N 147°45′49″W / 61.06028°N 147.76361°W / 61.06028; -147.76361
Length1.2 miles (1.7 km)
Lowest elevation2172 ft (6621 m)
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Williams Glacier is a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends northwest to its terminus 4.5 mi (7.2 km) east of College Point and 50 mi (80 km) west of Valdez. The name was reported in 1908 by Grant and Higgins (1910, pl. 2), USGS. It was named for Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.[1]

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  1. ^ "Williams Glacier". USGS National Mapping information. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-06-23.