United States Navy ship beside Taku Glacier, ca. 1912

Caption on image: Our Navy takes a look at Taku Glacier, Alaska PH Coll 247.679 Taku Glacier begins in British Columbia and ends in Taku Inlet, a distance of approximately 60 kilometers. At 1,645 meters (5,400 feet) thick, the Taku Glacier is the thickest glacier yet discovered outside of Greenland...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thwaites, John E. (John Edward), 1863-1940
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1912
Subjects:
Taku Glacier (Alaska)
Glaciers > Alaska
Taku Inlet (Alaska)
Inlets > Alaska
Warships > Alaska
United States. Navy > Equipment & supplies > Alaska
Greenland
Taku
Antarc*
Antarctica
glacier
glaciers
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/thwaites/id/306
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Summary:Caption on image: Our Navy takes a look at Taku Glacier, Alaska PH Coll 247.679 Taku Glacier begins in British Columbia and ends in Taku Inlet, a distance of approximately 60 kilometers. At 1,645 meters (5,400 feet) thick, the Taku Glacier is the thickest glacier yet discovered outside of Greenland or Antarctica.

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