Alsek Glacier

{{Short description|Glacier in Alaska, United States}}

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| photo_caption = Alsek Lake on Glacier edge.

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| location = Alaska Yakutat

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| elevation_max =1033 ft

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Alsek Glacier is a {{convert|24|km|mi|adj=on|sp=us}} long glacier in Glacier Bay National Park in the Panhandle of Alaska (USA). [https://mapcarta.com/24034354 Alsek Glacier] MapCarta

The name Alsek is of Tlingit origin and may mean "place where people rest".[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alsek-river/ Alsek River.] The Canadian Encyclopedia.

The glacier was named in 1901 by U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Moser, commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries steamer USS Albatross.[https://alaska.guide/Bay/Back-Bay/1398536 Back Bay]