America’s Largest Glaciers and Icefields

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Source: Photo by Austin Post in the Glaciers and Landforms Photograph Collection via University of Washington: Special Collections and USGS under Public Domain dedication / Wikimedia Commons

45. Shamrock Glacier
> Land area: 40.7 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: Tyonek, Alaska (pop: 171)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 61.082, Long: -152.859

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44. Bear Glacier
> Land area: 41.4 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: Lowell Point, Alaska (pop: 80)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 60.027, Long: -149.652

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Source: Courtesy of Post, Austin. 1984. Woodworth Glacier: From the Glacier Photograph Collection. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media. (nsidc.org)

43. Woodworth Glacier
> Land area: 43.8 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: Valdez, Alaska (pop: 3,985)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 60.936, Long: -145.512

Source: Louis Sass, USGS via www2.usgs.gov

42. Wolverine Glacier
> Land area: 46.6 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: Primrose, Alaska (pop: 78)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 60.458, Long: -148.927

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41. Susitna Glacier
> Land area: 52.8 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska (pop: 96,849)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 63.549, Long: -146.843

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