Grand Pacific Glacier

Grand Pacific Glacier
The Grand Pacific Glacier Terminus
Grand Pacific Glacier
LocationYakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates59°11′N 137°18′W / 59.183°N 137.300°W / 59.183; -137.300
Length25 km (16 mi)
StatusRetreating

Grand Pacific Glacier is a 25 km (16 mi) long glacier in British Columbia and Alaska. It begins in Glacier Bay National Park in the Saint Elias Mountains, 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Mount Hay, trends east into the Grand Pacific Pass area of British Columbia, and then southeast to the head of Tarr Inlet at Alaska-Canada boundary, 68 miles (109 km) west of Skagway.

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