Gerstle Glacier
| Gerstle Glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Alaska chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 22.5 km | |
| Exposure | North | |
| Altitude range | 2100 m - 850 m | |
| width | ⌀ 0.85 km | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 29 ′ N , 145 ° 20 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Gerstle River → Tanana River | |
The Gerstle Glacier is a 22.5 km long valley glacier in the northern Alaska range in Alaska ( USA ).
The 2100 m high nutrient area of the Gerstle Glacier is located on the eastern flank of Sight Peak . The glacier flows north. The White Princess mountain rises on its western flank . A larger tributary glacier flows into the main glacier on the left. The valley glacier, which is only 850 m wide, ends at an altitude of 850 m . The glacier tongue feeds the Gerstle River , a left tributary of the Tanana River . The Gerstle Glacier is on the decline.
The name of the glacier is derived from the river name. It was named after Lewis Gerstle, chairman of the Alaska Commercial Company .