Gillam Glacier
| Gillam Glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Alaska chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 23 km | |
| Exposure | North northeast | |
| Altitude range | 2300 m - 970 m | |
| width | Max. 1.9 km | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 40 ′ N , 147 ° 5 ′ W | |
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| drainage | East Fork Little Delta River → Little Delta River → Tanana River | |
The Gillam Glacier is a 23 km long valley glacier in the northern Alaska range in Alaska ( USA ).
The Gillam Glacier has its nutrient area on the southwest flank of Mount Geist at an altitude of approximately 2300 m . The glacier initially flows 16 km in a northwesterly direction. It then joins a larger eastern and western tributary glacier and turns towards the north-northeast. The Gillam Glacier has a maximum width of 1.9 km. It ends at an altitude of around 970 m . The glacier feeds the East Fork Little Delta River , which flows into the Little Delta River , a left tributary of the Tanana River .
The glacier was named by the US Geological Survey (USGS) after Harold Gillam, a bush pilot.