Aurora Glacier (Alaska)
| Aurora glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Fairweather Range ( Elias chain ) | |
| length | 6.4 km | |
| Exposure | North northwest | |
| Altitude range | 1150 m - 800 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 58 ° 39 '58 " N , 136 ° 42' 12" W | |
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| drainage | Brady Glacier , Reid Glacier | |
The Aurora Glacier is a 6.4 km long glacier in the US state of Alaska .
It is located in Glacier Bay National Park about 98 km northwest of Hoonah . The Aurora Glacier was named after the MV Aurora ship on the Alaska Marine Highway . The glacier flows north-northwest between July Fourth Mountain in the west and Mount Friable in the east. It feeds the Reid Glacier , which flows north, and the Brady Glacier , which flows south .
The Aurora Glacier extends in a northwest direction. It feeds both the north-facing Reid Glacier and the south-facing Brady Glacier.
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- ↑ Feature Detail Report for: Aurora Glacier. Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Donald Orth: Aurora Glacier. In: Dictionary Of Alaska Place Names. Geological Survey Professional Paper 567. United States Government Printing Office , 1967.