Russell Glacier (Alaska)
| Russell Glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Elias chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 31 km | |
| surface | 185 km² | |
| Exposure | North northwest | |
| Altitude range | 2750 m - 1350 m | |
| width | Max. 2.8 km | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 35 ′ N , 141 ° 54 ′ W | |
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| drainage |
White River → Yukon River ; Skolai Creek → Nizina River |
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The Russell Glacier is a glacier on the northern flank of the Elias Range in the US state of Alaska .
The Russell Glacier flows 31 km north from the northern flank of Mount Bona and ends at an altitude of about 1,350 m . The White River , a tributary of the Yukon River , is fed by the glacier. On the west side of the glacier tongue is Upper Skolai Lake , which flows over Skolai Creek to the Nizina River .
The main glacier of the Russell Glacier has a maximum width of 2.8 km. Together with its tribute glaciers , the Russell Glacier covers an area of around 185 km². 4 km northeast of Mount Bona is the largely glacier-capped stratovolcano Mount Churchill in the transition area of Russell and Klutlan Glacier .
The glacier was named in 1891 by the US Geological Survey (USGS) after Israel Cook Russell (1852-1906), a US geologist.