Hawkins Glacier
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Hawkins Glacier is a 22-mile-long (35 km) glacier
in the U.S. state
of Alaska
. It trends southwest from Mount Bona
to its terminus at the Chitina River
west of Barnard Glacier
, 37 miles (60 km) southeast of McCarthy
.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Alaska
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...
. It trends southwest from Mount Bona
Mount Bona
Mount Bona is one of the major mountains of the Saint Elias Mountains in eastern Alaska, and is the fifth highest independent peak in the United States. Mount Bona and its adjacent neighbor Mount Churchill are both large ice-covered stratovolcanoes...
to its terminus at the Chitina River
Chitina River
The Chitina River is a river in southern Alaska, USA, at about 61° North 141°40' West. It begins in the Saint Elias Mountains at the base of Logan Glacier and runs west until it flows into the Copper River at Chitina, Alaska....
west of Barnard Glacier
Barnard Glacier
Barnard Glacier is a 53-km-long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends southwest to the Chitina River east of Hawkins Glacier, southeast of McCarthy in the Saint Elias Mountains....
, 37 miles (60 km) southeast of McCarthy
McCarthy, Alaska
McCarthy is a census-designated place in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 42 at the 2000 census.- Geography and location:...
.