Muir Inlet
| Muir Inlet | ||
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| Waters | Glacier Bay , Pacific Ocean | |
| Land mass | North America | |
| Geographical location | 59 ° 2 '10 " N , 136 ° 10' 3" W | |
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| Tributaries | Muir glacier | |
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The Muir Inlet is a bay , at the mouth of the Muir Glacier in the panhandle in southeastern Alaska . It is located in Glacier Bay National Park .
In addition to the Muir, the McBride , Riggs , Plateau , Casement and Adams glaciers also flow into the bay. To the west is the Wachusett Inlet , to the east the Adams Inlet .
The bay was named in 1883 by the US Coast and Geodetic Survey after John Muir (1838-1914), a Scottish-American polymath .
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The Muir Inlet with the Muir Glacier in the background
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