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Tracy Arm extends to the north from the bay to Sawyer Glacier. Endicott Arm leads southeast from the bay to Dawes Glacier. [1] Both arms are fjords, which formerly held glaciers along their entire lengths. The bay is separated from the adjacent arms by an area of shallower water.
Tracy Arm is a fjord in the U.S. state of Alaska near Juneau (outlet at 57° 46' 40" N 133° 37' 0" W). It is named after the Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Franklin Tracy.It is located about 45 miles (72 km) south of Juneau and 70 miles (110 km) north of Petersburg, Alaska, off of Holkham Bay and adjacent to Stephens Passage within the Tongass National Forest.
Endicott River Wilderness is a 98,729-acre (39,954 ha) wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska.Designated by the United States Congress in 1980 in a provision of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, it is located within the Tongass National Forest and is bordered by Glacier Bay Wilderness within Glacier Bay National Park on the west.
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The Endicott Mountains are separated from the mountains north of the Schwatka by Lucky Six Creek, Gull Pass, Gull Creek, a portion of the Alatna River and the Killik River. From south to north the Endicott Mountains present long, broad glaciated valleys with rounded hills between rising in the center of the range to steep tors and aretes.
The glacier has been an important consideration for scientists trying to make predictions about global sea level rise. Skip to main content. News. Need help? Call us! 800-290-4726 ...
The mountain is named for the Sumdum Glacier on its southern flank and the toponym was published in 1895 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. [2] " Sumdum" is a Tlingit name which represents the booming sound of icebergs as they break off from the glacier.
The Arrigetch Peaks (Iñupiaq: Argaich) are a cluster of rugged granite spires in the Endicott Mountains of the central Brooks Range in northern Alaska.The name Arrigetch means 'fingers of the outstretched hand' in the Inupiat language.