Herbert Glacier
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 Herbert Glacier in 2011 |
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Boundary Ranges ( Coast Mountains ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 12 km | |
| Exposure | west | |
| Altitude range | 1400 m - 180 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.4 km | |
| Coordinates | 58 ° 34 ′ N , 134 ° 37 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Herbert River → Eagle River → Favorite Channel | |
| particularities | Glacier edge lake | |
 Herbert Glacier in 2016 |
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The Herbert Glacier is a 12 km long glacier in the panhandle of Alaska (USA). It is located 29 km north-northwest of Juneau , the capital of Alaska.
Located in the Tongass National Forest in the Boundary Ranges , the valley glacier forms an outlet glacier of the Juneau Icefield . The average 1.4 km wide glacier flows in a predominantly south-westerly direction and ends at around 180 m . Below the glacier tongue is a glacier edge lake that is drained via the Herbert River and Eagle River to the Favorite Channel . To the north of Herbert Glacier is the Eagle Glacier , to the south of the Mendenhall Glacier .
Naming
The glacier was named after the US politician Hilary Abner Herbert (1834-1919).
Web links
Commons : Herbert-Gletscher - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
