Riggs Glacier
Riggs Glacier is a glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It begins on the southern slope of the Takhinsha Mountains, 6 km (4 mi) southeast of Mount Harris and flows south-southeast to the head of Muir Inlet, 69 km (43 mi) southwest of Skagway.
| Riggs Glacier | |
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 Riggs Glacier in 1992 | |
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| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Coordinates | 59°10′08″N 136°14′37″W |
| Length | 17 miles (27 km) |
| Terminus | sealevel |
| Status | retreating |
It was named by the American Geographical Society in 1947 for Thomas Riggs, Jr., Governor of Alaska from 1918 to 1921.
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