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{{Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Riggs Glacier |
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| name = Riggs Glacier |
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| photo = Riggs Glacier South arm.jpg |
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| photo_caption = Riggs Glacier in 2022 |
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| type = Mountain glacier |
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| location = [[Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska]], [[United States|U.S.]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|59|11|04|N|136|16|50|W|type:glacier}} |
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| coords = {{coord|59|10|08|N|136|14|37|W|type:glacier_scale:250000|display=inline,title}} |
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| map = Alaska |
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| length = 17 miles (27 km) |
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| label_position = top |
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| length = {{convert|17|mi|km|adj=on}} |
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| terminus = sea level |
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| status = retreating |
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'''Riggs Glacier''' is a [[glacier]] in [[Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=59.1845&lon=-136.28063&s=500&size=l&u=4&datum=nad27&layer=DRG| title = USGS Skagway A-4 (AK) Topo Map| publisher = Topozone| accessdate = 2007-01-24}}</ref> It begins on the southern slope of the [[Takhinsha Mountains]], 6 km (4 mi) southeast of [[Mount Harris]] and flows south-southeast to the head of [[Muir Inlet]], 69 km (43 mi) southwest of [[Skagway, Alaska|Skagway]]. |
'''Riggs Glacier''' is a [[glacier]] in [[Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=59.1845&lon=-136.28063&s=500&size=l&u=4&datum=nad27&layer=DRG| title = USGS Skagway A-4 (AK) Topo Map| publisher = Topozone| accessdate = 2007-01-24}}</ref> It begins on the southern slope of the [[Takhinsha Mountains]], 6 km (4 mi) southeast of [[Mount Harris]] and flows south-southeast to the head of [[Muir Inlet]], 69 km (43 mi) southwest of [[Skagway, Alaska|Skagway]]. |
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It was named by the [[American Geographical Society]] in 1947 for [[Thomas |
It was named by the [[American Geographical Society]] in 1947 for [[Thomas Riggs, Jr.]], [[List of Governors of Alaska|Governor of Alaska]] from 1918 to 1921. |
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Latest revision as of 22:52, 1 September 2022
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| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 59°10′08″N 136°14′37″W / 59.16889°N 136.24361°W |
| Length | 17-mile (27 km) |
| Terminus | sea level |
| Status | retreating |
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Riggs Glacier is a glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It begins on the southern slope of the Takhinsha Mountains, 6 km (4 mi) southeast of Mount Harris and flows south-southeast to the head of Muir Inlet, 69 km (43 mi) southwest of Skagway.
It was named by the American Geographical Society in 1947 for Thomas Riggs, Jr., Governor of Alaska from 1918 to 1921.
See also[edit]
Cited references[edit]
- ^ "USGS Skagway A-4 (AK) Topo Map". Topozone. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
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