Miles Glacier
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Miles Glacier is a 30 miles (48.3 km)-long glacier
in the U.S. state
of Alaska
. It flows west to its terminus at Miles Lake (Alaska), 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Goat Mountain and 33 miles (53.1 km) north of Katalla
. It was named in 1885 after U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles
by a Lt. Allen during his Alaska expedition.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. It flows west to its terminus at Miles Lake (Alaska), 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Goat Mountain and 33 miles (53.1 km) north of Katalla
Katalla, Alaska
Katalla is a ghost town in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska, southeast of Cordova. The name of this town was sometimes spelled Catalla. It is now abandoned.- Geography :...
. It was named in 1885 after U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Nelson A. Miles
Nelson Appleton Miles was a United States soldier who served in the American Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War.-Early life:Miles was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, on his family's farm...
by a Lt. Allen during his Alaska expedition.