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Aurora Glacier (Alaska)

Coordinates: 58°39′58″N 136°42′12″W / 58.66611°N 136.70333°W / 58.66611; -136.70333
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Aurora Glacier
Map showing the location of Aurora Glacier
Map showing the location of Aurora Glacier
Aurora Glacier
LocationAlaska
Coordinates58°39′58″N 136°42′12″W / 58.66611°N 136.70333°W / 58.66611; -136.70333
Length4-mile (6.4 km)
Map

Aurora Glacier is a 4-mile (6.4 km) long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It heads east of July Fourth Mountain and trends northwest to an icefield between the heads of Reid and Brady Glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, 61 miles (98 km) northwest of Hoonah.[1][2]

The glacier is the namesake for the Alaska Marine Highway vessel M/V Aurora.

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References

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  1. ^ Orth, Donald. "Aurora Glacier" in Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Geological Survey Professional Paper number 567. US GPO, 1967.
  2. ^ "Aurora Glacier". USGS National Mapping information. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-08-11.