Vassar Glacier
61°12′55″N 147°51′56″W / 61.21528°N 147.86556°W / 61.21528; -147.86556Length 4.3 miles (6.9 km) Lowest elevation 2654 ft (809 m) ![Map](https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,8,a,a,270x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Vassar_Glacier&revid=1089950298&groups=_dbf59b7bb972ba89aa3cf3ab3f7886e50efc18ac)
Campus Student life People Namesakes
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Vassar Glacier is a 4.3-mile (6.9 km) long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends southeast to College Fjord, 2 mi (3.2 km) west of College Point and 52 mi (84 km) west of Valdez. It was named for Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, by members of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition.[1]
See also
- List of glaciers
References
- ^ "Vassar Glacier". USGS National Mapping information. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
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Vassar College
- Bridge for Laboratory Sciences
- Casperkill
- Class of 1951 Observatory
- Cushing House
- Davison House
- Ely Hall
- Fonteyn Kill
- Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
- Jewett House
- Lathrop House
- Main Building
- Powerhouse Theater
- Raymond House
- Rombout House
- Seeley G. Mudd Chemistry Building †
- Strong House
- Students' Building
- Thompson Memorial Library
- Vassar Chapel
- Vassar College Observatory
- Vassar Lake
- Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film
- Williams House †
- Founder: Matthew Vassar
- President: Elizabeth Howe Bradley
- 1312 Vassar
- Vassar Glacier
† denotes demolished • ‡ denotes defunct
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