Grand Pacific Glacier

Grand Pacific Glacier is a 25 km (16 mi) long glacier in British Columbia and Alaska. It begins in Glacier Bay National Park in the St. Elias Mountains, 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Mount Hay, trends east into the Grand Pacific Pass area of British Columbia, and then southeast to the head of Tarr Inlet at Alaska-Canada boundary, 68 miles (109 km) west of Skagway.

This article is about the retreating glacier. For the associated national park, see Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
Grand Pacific Glacier
The Grand Pacific Glacier Terminus
Grand Pacific Glacier
LocationYakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates59°11′N 137°18′W
Length25 km (16 mi)
StatusRetreating
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