Tiger Glacier
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Kenai Mountains | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 9.5 km | |
| surface | 35 km² | |
| Exposure | East northeast | |
| Altitude range | 950 m - 0 m | |
| width | ⌀ 2.4 km | |
| Coordinates | 60 ° 10 '25 " N , 148 ° 33' 2" W | |
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| drainage | Icy Bay → Prince William Sound ( Pacific Ocean ) | |
| particularities | Tidal glaciers | |
The Tiger Glacier is a glacier on the east coast of the Kenai Peninsula in the US state of Alaska . It is located in the Chugach National Forest just 130 km southeast of Anchorage .
geography
The 9.5 km long Tiger Glacier forms an outlet glacier of the Sargent Icefield . Its nutrient area is at an altitude of 950 m . The Tiger Glacier flows in an east-northeast direction and ends at the head of Icy Bay , a side bay of Prince William Sound . The glacier covers an area of about 35 km² and has an average width of 2.4 km. The Tigertail and Chenega glaciers run further north .
Naming
The glacier received its name from the US Geological Survey in 1910 .
Web links
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