Kuskulana Glacier
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The Kuskulana Glacier is a glacier in the Wrangell Mountains
of Alaska
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The Kuskulana Glacier trends southwest 24 km (15 mi) from Mount Blackburn
to its terminus at the head of Kuskulana River, 46 km (29 mi) northwest of McCarthy
in the Wrangell Mountains.
Kuskulana is an Indian name given in 1900 by T. G. Gerdine of the US Geological Survey.
Wrangell Mountains
The Wrangell Mountains are a high mountain range of eastern Alaska in the United States. Much of the range is included in Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve. The Wrangell Mountains are almost entirely volcanic in origin, and they include the second and third highest volcanoes in the...
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...
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The Kuskulana Glacier trends southwest 24 km (15 mi) from Mount Blackburn
Mount Blackburn
Mount Blackburn is the highest peak in the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska in the United States. It is the fifth highest peak in the United States and the twelfth highest peak in North America. The mountain is an old, eroded shield volcano, the second highest volcano in the United States behind Mount...
to its terminus at the head of Kuskulana River, 46 km (29 mi) northwest 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:...
in the Wrangell Mountains.
Kuskulana is an Indian name given in 1900 by T. G. Gerdine of the US Geological Survey.