BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 



VOL. 33, PP. 527-540 SEPTEMBER 1. 1922 



KENNECOTT GLACIER OF ALASKA * 



BY ALAN M. BAT EM AN' 



(Read before the Society December 29, 1920) 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 527 



Topographic setting • • • • 52s 



Climatic setting • • • 529 



Description of glacier 530 



Type 5S0 



Location • • 531 



Dimensions 532 



Surface 532 



Edges 534 



Overriding • - • ■ 535 



Melting and discharge 536 



Movement of the glacier . . . . '. 537 



Method of obtaining data 537 



Results 538 



Discussion of results 538 



Introduction 



A few observations and measurements of Kennecott 2 Glacier were 

 made by the writer/ incidental to other geological work in Alaska. The 

 data are here presented as "scientific by-products." The field observa- 

 tions were necessarily disconnected, but no apology is offered for the 

 sketchiness of this paper, for the data may possibly be of use to others. 



The Kennecott Glacier is situated in Alaska, on the south slope of 

 the Wrangell Mountains. The .town of Kennecott is near the foot of 

 the glacier, some 200 miles from the coast by the route of the Copper 



1 Manuscript received by the Secretary of the Society May 11, 1921. 



-The U. S. Geological Survey orthography correctly gives the spelling of this name as 

 "Kennicott," but the post-office, town, and mining company name are spelled as "Kenne- 

 cott." As the latter is common usage throughout the country, it is followed in this 

 paper. 



3 Extending over the field seasons of 1915 to 1920. 



(527) 



