Scott Glacier (Alaska)

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

{{Infobox glacier

| name = Scott Glacier

| photo = Scott glacier.jpg

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| type = Mountain glacier

| location = Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

| coords = {{coord|60|41|46|N|145|10|37|W|type:glacier_scale:250000|display=inline,title}}

| area = 25 miles² (64 km²)

| length = {{convert|15|mi|km}}

| elevation_min = {{convert|2583|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| thickness =

| terminus =

| status =

| map = Alaska

| label_position = top

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Scott Glacier is a {{convert|15|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} glacier located in the Chugach Mountains, near Cordova, Alaska. It begins at {{coord|60|44|31|N|145|04|20|W|type:glacier_scale:250000}} and trends southwest to {{coord|60|37|11|N|145|23|09|W|type:glacier_scale:250000}}, {{convert|13|mi|km}} east northeast of Cordova. The Scott Glacier was named in 1908 after a "local miner".{{gnis|1414529}}