Williams Glacier is a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends northwest to its terminus 4.5 mi (7.2 km) east of College Point and 50 mi (80 km) west of Valdez. The name was reported in 1908 by Grant and Higgins (1910, pl. 2), USGS. It was named for Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.[1]
^"Williams Glacier". USGS National Mapping information. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
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