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Encyclopedia > Chenega Glacier
Chenega Glacier
Details Answer
Location Descending from the Kenai Peninsula
to Prince William Sound, Alaska
Type Valley Glacier
Terminus Tidewater (sea-calving) front
Status Unknown

Chenega Glacier is a tidewater glacier located in Prince William Sound and the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula in Alaska The Kenai Peninsula is a large peninsula jutting from the southern coast of Alaska in the United States. ... Prince William Sound, on the south coast of Alaska. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq. ... Fljótsdalur in East-Iceland A valley is a landform, which can range from a few square miles (square kilometers) to hundreds or even thousands of square miles (square kilometers) in area. ... Austrias longest glacier, the Pasterze, winds its 8 km (5 mile) route at the foot of Austrias highest mountain, the Grossglockner A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... Prince William Sound, on the south coast of Alaska. ... The Kenai Peninsula in Alaska The Kenai Peninsula is a large peninsula jutting from the southern coast of Alaska in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq. ...


Chenega Glacier was named in 1905 for Chenega Island and the nearby community of Chenega Bay. The glacier is a tourist attraction, drawing many kayakers and small cruise lines to Nassau Fjord where the glacier meets the ocean. Most individual expeditions to the glacier originate in the Prince William Sound community of Whittier. Chenega Glacier derives from Sargent Icefield. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Chenega Bay is a town located in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, on Crab Bay on Evans Island along Prince William Sound. ... A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships. ... Whittier is a small city located in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of Alaska. ...


The glacier is the namesake of the Alaska Marine Highway fast ferry M/V Chenega. The Alaska Marine Highway or the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is a ferry service that is operated by the government of the state of Alaska in the United States. ... The M/V Chenega is a fast ferry catamaran and the newest vessel in the Alaska Marine Highway System. ...



 

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