Holgate Glacier
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Kenai Mountains | |
| Type | Outlet glacier | |
| length | 8 kilometers | |
| Exposure | Southeast | |
| Altitude range | 975 m - 0 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 59 ° 52 '13 " N , 149 ° 54' 36" W | |
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| drainage | Holgate Arm → Aialik Bay ( Gulf of Alaska ) | |
| particularities | Tidal glaciers | |
The Holgate Glacier is an approximately 8 km long glacier fed by the Harding Icefield on the east coast of the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska .
The glacier is located 35 km southwest of Seward in the Kenai Fjords National Park . The 1.5 km wide Holgate Glacier flows into the Holgate Arm , a side bay of Aialik Bay .
The glacier was named after Thomas F. Holgate (1859–1945), who was president of Northwestern University from 1904–1906 and 1916–1919 .
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