Cantwell Glacier
| Cantwell Glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Alaska chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 6 km | |
| Exposure | South southeast | |
| Altitude range | 1900 m - 950 m | |
| width | ⌀ 0.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 26 '38 " N , 149 ° 25' 21" W | |
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| drainage | Cantwell Creek → Jack River → Nenana River | |
The Cantwell Glacier is a 6 km long valley glacier in the northern Alaska range in Alaska (USA).
geography
The Cantwell Glacier is located in Denali National Park . The glacier's nutrient zone is on the ridge of the Alaska range. The 500 m wide glacier flows in a south-southeast direction. The lower end of the glacier is at an altitude of about 950 m and forms the origin of Cantwell Creek . The glacier tongue is 20 km west of Cantwell settlement .
The glacier was named after John C. Cantwell , a US officer and explorer of interior Alaska at the end of the 19th century.