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Amherst Glacier

Amherst Glacier
Amherst Glacier. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Amherst Glacier is a 4-mile-long (6.4 km) glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends northwest to a lake, 5.5 mi (8.9 km) northeast of Point Pakenham and 52 mi (84 km) southwest of Valdez. It was named for Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts by members of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition.

Glacier data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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