America’s Largest Glaciers and Icefields

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15. Ruth Glacier
> Land area: 163.2 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: Trapper Creek, Alaska (pop: 481)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 62.923, Long: -150.749

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14. Tazlina Glacier
> Land area: 163.8 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: Copper River School District, Alaska (pop: 446)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 61.523, Long: -146.557

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13. Barnard Glacier
> Land area: 177.0 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: McCarthy, Alaska (pop: 28)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 61.199, Long: -141.588

Source: By U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - US Fish and Wildlife Services archives, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3837758

12. Sargent Icefield
> Land area: 184.5 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: Primrose, Alaska (pop: 78)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 60.413, Long: -148.603

Source: By NASA ICE - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa_ice/40464109873/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94076058

11. Miles Glacier
> Land area: 187.5 square miles
> Closest town, borough, or school district: Chugach School District, Alaska (pop: 370)
> Map coordinates: Lat: 60.620, Long: -144.203

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