America’s Largest Glaciers and Icefields

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Source: Unidentified via the United States Air Force. 1954. Johnson Glacier: From the Glacier Photograph Collection. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media. (nsidc.org)

40. Johnson Glacier
> Land area: 53.0 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: Dry Creek, Alaska (pop: 94)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 63.352, Long: -145.109

Source: umnak / Flickr

39. Taku Glacier
> Land area: 54.5 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: Juneau, Alaska (pop: 32,227)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 58.574, Long: -134.162

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Source: Amy Miller, National Park Service / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons

38. Double Glacier
> Land area: 55.4 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska (pop: 58,464)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 60.660, Long: -152.669

Source: Mendenhall, W.C.. 1898. Gakona Glacier: From the Glacier Photograph Collection. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media. (nsidc.org)

37. Gakona Glacier
> Land area: 57.4 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: Dry Creek, Alaska (pop: 94)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 63.158, Long: -145.154

Source: alaskanps / Flickr

36. Baldwin Glacier
> Land area: 63.9 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: Yakutat, Alaska (pop: 649)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 60.685, Long: -141.321

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