The Vaughan Lewis Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Alaska
The Vaughan Lewis Glacier is one of the more striking glaciers in the Juneau Icefield Of Alaska. It lies in lat. 5 8 ° 50’ N., long. 134° 17’ W., at the head of a great canyon extending 30 miles (48 km.) inland from the northern end of Alaska's “inside passage”, about 36 miles (58 km.) north-no...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1963
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002214300002829x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002214300002829X |
| Summary: | The Vaughan Lewis Glacier is one of the more striking glaciers in the Juneau Icefield Of Alaska. It lies in lat. 5 8 ° 50’ N., long. 134° 17’ W., at the head of a great canyon extending 30 miles (48 km.) inland from the northern end of Alaska's “inside passage”, about 36 miles (58 km.) north-north-east of the town of Juneau (Fig. 1 ); the glacier trends generally north westward for approximately 3·5 mil es (5.6 km.) to a nice fall where it joins the Gilkey Glacier. |
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