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Posted on July 21, 2014 by Anna · Full size is 1200 × 800 pixels

The Mendenhall Glacier was named for John Mendenhall, a former superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard and Geodetic Survey. The glacier was first named Auke Glacier by John Muir in 1879 for Aak'w Kwaan of the Tlingit.

The Mendenhall Glacier was named for John Mendenhall, a former superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard and Geodetic Survey. The glacier was first named Auke Glacier by John Muir in 1879 for Aak’w Kwaan of the Tlingit.

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