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LeConte Glacier

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LeConte Glacier is a glacier about 21 miles long and 1 mile wide in Petersburg Borough, Alaska, United States, flowing southwest to the head of LeConte Bay. It was named in 1887 by United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Charles M. Thomas in honor of the California geologist Joseph LeConte.

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LeConte Glacier is a 21-mile (34 km) long and 1-mile (1.6 km) wide glacier in Petersburg Borough, Alaska, United States.
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