Logan Glacier
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.jpg) Logan Glacier, on the right the confluence of the Ogilvie Glacier |
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| location | Alaska (USA), Yukon (Canada) | |
| Mountains | Elias chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 85 km | |
| Exposure | west | |
| Altitude range | 2400 m - 860 m | |
| width | ⌀ 3.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 60 ° 53 ′ N , 141 ° 10 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Chitina River → Copper River | |
The Logan Glacier is a 85 km long valley glacier in the Elias chain in Yukon ( Canada ) and Alaska ( USA ). It bears the name of William Edmond Logan , founder and longtime director of the Geological Survey of Canada .
The Logan Glacier drains the northern flank of the Mount Logan massif . It flows in a westerly direction. Important tributary glaciers are Ogilvie glaciers and Baldwin glaciers from the left and Walsh glaciers from the right. The mean width of the glacier is around 3.5 km. The lower end of the glacier is at an altitude of about 860 m . Immediately below is the Chitina Glacier . Both glaciers feed the Chitina River .
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