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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.
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.
Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain drains to Tracy Arm and Endicott Arm. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 6,666 feet (2,032 m) above tidewater of each arm in 4.5
Between Ketchikan and Juneau, some routes swing by Tracy Arm Fjord, which is home to the stunning Sawyer Glacier. This narrow fjord is flanked by steep cliffs with cascading waterfalls formed by ...
The Hudson River fjord in New York is recognized as the only true Fjord in the eastern coast of the United States [1] [2] Somes Sound, a fjard located within Acadia National Park, is often mistaken for being another fjord located along the eastern coast of the United States. [3] [4]
Cruise ship Carnival Spirit underwent checks on its hull after it struck an “errant piece of drifting ice” while sailing in Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska.
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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.