Emmons Glacier

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Emmons Glacier is a glacier on the northeast flank of Mount Rainier, in Washington. At 4.3 square miles (11 km²), it has the largest surface area of any glacier in the contiguous United States. The glacier was named after the geologist Samuel Franklin Emmons after his involvement in a survey of Mount Rainier in 1870.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmons_Glacier
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Coordinates:   46°52'8"N   121°42'53"W
This article was last modified 15 years ago