Kluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
Kluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek, Protected areas network in Alaska, United States and Yukon, Canada.
The four-park complex extends across 24 million acres containing the largest concentration of glaciers and mountain peaks in North America.
The Kennecott Copper Corporation operated in this region from 1911 to 1938, processing copper worth 200 million dollars at their mining facilities.
The Tlingit people maintained settlements throughout this territory for over 9000 years before European contact in the eighteenth century.
Visitors can access Glacier Bay through cruise ships or small tour vessels, with primary facilities located at Bartlett Cove including lodging and trails.
The region contains more than 200 glaciers in its central plateau, forming some of the longest non-polar ice flows extending toward the sea.
Location: Alaska
Location: Yukon
Location: British Columbia
GPS coordinates: 61.19750,-140.99200
Latest update: May 26, 2025 23:28
Glaciers represent some of the most remarkable natural formations on Earth. These ice masses form over centuries through the compression of snow and move slowly through valleys and across mountain slopes. They shape landscapes from the Patagonian Andes to Arctic regions and store approximately 70 percent of the world's freshwater. The Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina covers 250 square kilometers and ranks among the few glaciers currently not retreating. The Jostedalsbreen in Norway forms the largest ice mass on mainland Europe at 487 square kilometers. The Vatnajökull in Iceland covers eight percent of the country's land area and conceals several active volcanoes beneath its ice cap. These glaciers serve science as climate archives and demonstrate through their changes the effects of rising temperatures. Many glaciers worldwide continuously lose mass, which has consequences for water supply and sea levels.
Mount Logan
77 km
Mount Saint Elias
100.7 km
Kennecott
106.2 km
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
356 km
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
108.1 km
Hubbard Glacier
132.1 km
Mount Fairweather
319.5 km
Kluane National Park and Reserve
9 m
Mount Blackburn
142.8 km
Million Dollar Bridge
211.2 km
Mount Kennedy
145.5 km
Mount Bona
45.6 km
Mount Wrangell
183.8 km
Margerie Glacier
326.2 km
Bering Glacier
165.4 km
Mount Sanford
200.5 km
Malaspina Glacier
144.5 km
Copper River and Northwestern Railway
199.5 km
Mount Lucania
34.4 km
Takhini Hot Springs
305.6 km
Mount Churchill
45.9 km
Muir Glacier
345.6 km
Johns Hopkins Glacier
337.8 km
Mount Vancouver
119.2 km
Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park
264.7 km
Mount Hubbard
143 km
Mount Steele
38.4 km
Mount Bear
12.8 kmReviews
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