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Prince William Sound and Kenai Peninsula DEPARTMENT OF TdE XPJTRRIOR UNITED STATES OrEOIX)(;tICAL SURVEY GEORGE O!lTs SWITE, Drn~mr COASTAL GLACIERS OF d PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND KENAI PENINSULA ALASKA WASHINGTON 00VERXYlNT PRINTINrEf OFFIOB 1913 Introduction.............................................................. hpeofthis mprL................................................... Earlier explmtiona ................................................... Map of the glacim.................................................... Wotqmpha of the gIm5cienr .............................................. Glaciers of RLnce Villiam Sound ............................................ Port lradez........................................................... General fea- ........ :.......................................... Vnldez GLaci er ........... '. ........................~................ Ghoup Glacipx...................................................... Columbia Glacier ..................................................... Unakwik Inlat ........................................................ General tea.- ............................................~...... MeBm Glacier.. .................................................. Fort Web............................................................. Cfeneml teatame-................................................... College Fiord ..................................................... General featuree............................................... Tale Gkier.................................................. Ehvand Glacier ............................................... Smith GLscier .................................................. Bry Mawr Glacier ............................................ Ymmr Glacier.................................................. Wellealey GloCier.. ............................................ Hamiman Fiord .................................................... General faat- ............................................... Bany Glscier................................................. Serpentine Glscier ............................................ Baker Glacier ................................................. Surprise Ghcier ................................................ Cataract Glacier ................................................ Harriman Gkier. ............................................. Dirtg Glacjer ................................................. Toboggan Glacier............................................... ]!-Canal ......................................................... Blac*no Rap ......................................................... Geneml toatnree ........................ .... ...................... Tebenkof Glacier .................................................. BlsckRtone Glacier................................................. Port Nellie JUR~...................................................... General lent- ................................................... Ultramarina Glscier............................................... Nellie Juan Glacier ................................................ Fallirg Glacier ..................................................... Taylor GIacier .................................................... S Glaciem oi Prince Wjlliam &und.-ConEinued. Icy Bay .............................................................. Ueneml testuree ..-....-........---................................ Princetoa Glacier ................................................. Chenega Qlaciw................................................... Tjpr Glacier....................................................... Bhbridge Glacier.................................................... GLaciem of the southern ahore of Kenai Penhm1a ............................ Cape Puw to Cape bmmxtion....................................... Puge t Gincier ...................................................... Excelaim Glacier ................................................... Ellmrth Glacier .................................................. lksmmction Bsy ...................................................... Thumb Cove glmiem.............................................. Cmdwin Glacier .................................................... Bear Glacier ...................................................... AisZik Bay ............................................................. General features ................................................... Aialik Glbr..................................................... Fed emQ lacier ................................................... Hol@e Gkier.................................................... Northwrstern Glacier.................................................. Tmo Arm Bay .......................................................... Wnka Rag ............................................................. Qeneral featurw ................................................... McCarty Ginciw .................................................... Split Glwier...................................................... Yalik Gkier...................................................... Petmf Glacier ...................................................... Port Dick .............................................................. &hemak Bay ....................................................... 8mmary .................................................................. Index.................................................................... PLATEXXX. R. Ice fmnt. punh moraine. and dead tm~at north wide of ht of Bainbridge Glacier; B. Puget Glacier- ................... -I . A. Elhworth Glacier; B. Esat part of front of kGlacier ...... XXXJI. A. West part of batd Bew Glwier; B. North part of front of AialiL Glacier ............................................. XXXIII . Mmp of uppr ptof Aialik Bay .............................. XXXIV . A. South psrt of front of Aialik Ghier; B. North part ofht of Pedemn Glacier .......................................... XWN. A. Holgate Glacier; 8. Northweatern Ctlseiet.................. XXXVJ. Fmnt of Eortbwe8tem Gkier: A. htpart; B. West part ..... XXXVII. Front of McCarty Glacier: A. E& pap rt. BIttal part ....... XXXVIII . A. Waat side of McCarty Glacier; 8.Split Glacier ............. XXXIX. A. Eaet part of front of Ysliik Glacier; R. Emt pwt of hnt ot Petrd Glacier ............................................... XL . A. West part of front of Pekof Glacier; B. Small ridgee k fmnt of Petrof Glacier ............................................ ham^ 1. Map of Valdea and vicinity ...................................... 2 . Map of Shoup Bay and 8hwp Glacier. Port Valdea. .............. 3 . Map of Maarea Glacier and head of Unskwik Inlet ................ 4 . Map of northern part of College Fiord. Port WeIla ................. 8 . Map of Blackertone Bay .......................................... 6. Map of Icy Bay ................................................. 7. Map of front part of Bajnbridge Glecier .......................... 8. Sketch map of Pnget Glacier and bead of Puget Bay .............. 9 . Sketch map of Ellmorth Glacier and head of Dey Harbor......... 10 . Sketch map of Thumb Cove glacim. Remumtion Bay ........... 11 . Map d front part of BwGlarier. ................................. 12. sketch map of htpart of NorthwwGlecier .................. 13. Map of front part of McCarty Glacier ............................ 14 . Diagmmmatic crtm section of weet Bide of McCarty Glacier ....... 15. Map of front part of Split Glacier................................ 16 . Diagmmmatic cm=tion of fmnt odgg of 8pIit Glacier.......... 17 . Sketch map of Imnt part of YaPik Glacier........................ 18 . Sketch map of front part of Petmf Glacier........................ pya PUTE I . RBConnaimnm map of Prince William Bound ............... En pocket . I1 . Reconnaisgancemap of the southern part of Kenai Paninmula .. In pocket . 111. A. Vddez Gl* from the mthwest; B. 1)plta of Yaldez Glacier md Lowe River............................................. 12 IV. A. Ceomof front ol Valderz Glacier; B. Wmt edge of htof Valden Glacier................................................... 13 V . A, North part of $oat of Bhaup Ghier; B, Sonth paof fmnt of Shoup Glacier ................................................ 16 VI. Map of CoIumbia Bay and front of Columbia Glacier ............. 18 V31 . We~kpart of front of Columbia Glacier: A,June 27, 18W. B, June 24, 1909..................................................... 18 YIII . Mge of Columbia Glacier: A, June 26, 1890; 8.July 10, 1905 .... 18 IX . Edge of Columbia Glacier: A, July lb, 1908; I?, June 24,1909. ... 19 X . A, Columbia Glacier invading fest; 8, Put& m&e st front of Culumbia Glacier............................................. 20 XI . A, Weet part of front of Columbia Glacier; B, Eadlt part of fmnt of Columbia Glacier, bare zone, and ov.ertumed fmt............ 22 XI1. A, Eaet part of front of Columbia Glacier, bglrmina1 mohe, and remnant of for&; R,Mearq Glacier, Unakwik Inlet .......... 23 XIXI . A, East part of front of Yale GIacier; B, Center and w&prrrt of fmnt of Yale Glacier......................................... 28 XIY. A, West part of Imnt of ZTarvard Glscior; 8,East psrt of htof HadGlacier ............................................. 30 XV. A, IIanrard GLscier; B, Bryn Mawr Glacier. ..................... 30 XVI . A, West eide of College Fiord; 8, Bsyn ManGlacier from end of College Point ................................................. 31 XVIl. Map of IIarrimm Fiord, Port well^. ...........................
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