Miles Glacier
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Miles Glacier | |
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![]() Miles Glacier terminating into Miles Lake as photographed in August 2018. | |
Coordinates | Coordinates: 60°37′17″N 144°07′08″W / 60.6213889°N 144.1188889°W |
Status | Retreating |
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Miles Glacier is a 30 miles (48 km)-long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows west to its terminus at Miles Lake, 33 miles (53 km) north of Katalla. It was named in 1885 after U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles by a Lt. Allen during his Alaska expedition.[1]
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