Grewingk Glacier
| Grewingk Glacier | |
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  Grewingk Glacier | |
Interactive map of Grewingk Glacier | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 59°34′51″N 150°57′01″W / 59.58083°N 150.95028°W |
| Area | 19,200 acres (78 km2) |
| Length | 13 miles (21 km) |
| Terminus | Grewingk Creek |
| Status | Retreating |
Grewingk Glacier is a 13-mile-long (21 km) glacier located in the Kenai Mountains, near Kachemak Bay, in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins at 59°34′51″N 150°57′01″W / 59.58083°N 150.95028°W and trends northwest to 59°36′11″N 151°07′39″W / 59.60306°N 151.12750°W, 15 miles (24 km) east-southeast of Homer.
It was named in 1880 by W. H. Dall of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey for the Baltic German geologist Constantin Grewingk.[1]
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