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Amherst Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Amherst Glacier is a glacier about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) long in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends northwest toward a lake, 5.5 miles (8.9 kilometers) northeast of Point Pakenham and 52 miles (84 kilometers) southwest of Valdez. The glacier was named for Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, by members of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
Connections

Caused By

Glaciation, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Amherst Glacier

In Discipline

Glaciology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Amherst Glacier
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Found In

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Amherst Glacier
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Amherst Glacier, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCNname_eng and desig_eng
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"name_eng": "Nellie Juan-College Fiord", "desig_eng": "Wilderness Study Area"
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Amherst Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Amherst Glacier is a 4-mile-long (6.4 km) glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska.
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Wikidata: Amherst Glacier
Wikidata Q4746025, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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