Coxe Glacier
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 Coxe Glacier in July 2008 |
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Chugach Mountains | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 10.5 km | |
| surface | 16 km² | |
| Exposure | southwest | |
| Altitude range | 1500 m - 0 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 8 ′ N , 148 ° 4 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Barry Arm → Prince William Sound ( Pacific Ocean ) | |
| particularities | Tidal glaciers | |
The Coxe Glacier is a glacier in the US state of Alaska . It is located in the Chugach National Forest less than 100 km east of Anchorage .
geography
The 10.5 km long Coxe Glacier has its nutrient area at an altitude of 1500 m in the southwestern Chugach Mountains . From there it flows in a south-westerly direction and ends on the northeast bank of Barry Arm , a side bay of Prince William Sound . The glacier covers an area of around 16 km² and has an average width of 1.5 km. The larger Barry Glacier runs west of the Coxe Glacier .
Naming
The glacier was named in 1910 after William Coxe (1748–1828), an English historian.
Web links
Commons : Coxe Glacier - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
