Canwell Glacier
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 Canwell Glacier |
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| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Alaska chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 20.5 km | |
| Exposure | northwest | |
| Altitude range | 1800 m - 850 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.3 km | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 20 ′ N , 145 ° 34 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Miller Creek → Delta River → Tanana River | |
The Canwell Glacier is a 20.5 km long valley glacier in the northern Alaska range in Alaska ( USA ).
The 1800 m high nutrient area of the Canwell Glacier is located on the northern flank of Icefall Peak . In the east it borders on the nutrient area of the Gakona Glacier . The Canwell Glacier initially flows west-northwest, but then gradually turns to the northwest. The 1.3 km wide glacier ends at an altitude of 850 m . The nearly 5 km long Miller Creek drains the glacier to the Delta River , a left tributary of the Tanana River . The Richardson Highway runs 3.5 km west of the glacier tongue .
The glacier was named in 1898 by Captain Edwin F. Glenn after Private Canwell, a member of his team.
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