Harvard Glacier
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The Harvard Glacier is a large tidewater glacier in the Alaska
's Prince William Sound
. The glacier has a 1.5-mile (2 km) wide face where it calves into the College Fjord
. The Harvard Glacier is the second largest glacier in the Prince William Sound, after the Columbia Glacier
. It is a popular destination of cruise
ships in the Prince William Sound.
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
's Prince William Sound
Prince William Sound
Prince William Sound is a sound off the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula. Its largest port is Valdez, at the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System...
. The glacier has a 1.5-mile (2 km) wide face where it calves into the College Fjord
College Fjord
College Fjord is a fjord located in the northern sector of Prince William Sound in the U.S. state of Alaska. The fjord contains five tidewater glaciers , five large valley glaciers, and dozens of smaller glaciers, most named after renowned East Coast colleges...
. The Harvard Glacier is the second largest glacier in the Prince William Sound, after the Columbia Glacier
Columbia Glacier (Alaska)
The Columbia Glacier is a glacier in Prince William Sound on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is one of several glaciers in the area named for elite U.S. colleges, in this case Columbia University, and was named by the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899...
. It is a popular destination of cruise
Cruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...
ships in the Prince William Sound.