Yanert glacier
| Yanert glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Alaska chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 30.6 km | |
| Exposure | west | |
| Altitude range | 2000 m - 850 m | |
| width | Max. 2 km | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 36 ′ N , 147 ° 35 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Yanert Fork → Nenana River → Tanana River | |
The Yanert Glacier is a 30.6 km long valley glacier in the northern Alaska range in Alaska ( USA ).
The Yanert Glacier has its nutrient area on the western flank of Mount Deborah at an altitude of 2000 m . The glacier flows in a westerly direction. The Yanert Glacier has a maximum width of 2.0 km. It ends at an altitude of around 850 m . The glacier feeds the Yanert Fork , which flows into the Nenana River .
The glacier was named by the US Geological Survey (USGS) after Sergeant William Yanert, who took part in an expedition led by Edwin F. Glenn in 1898.