Johns Hopkins Glacier

Johns Hopkins Glacier, known in Lingít as Tsalxaan Niyaadé Sít’, is a 12-mile tidewater glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeastern Alaska. Flowing from the east slopes of Lituya Mountain and Mount Salisbury to Johns Hopkins Inlet, it is remarkable for its size and for advancing since the 1920s while most Alaska tidewater glaciers have retreated. A submarine end moraine and heavy snowfall help sustain this growth. Over the last 80 years, its terminus has moved forward about 1 mile and the glacier has thickened by around 328 feet. Summer access is restricted to protect large numbers of harbor seals in the inlet.

Elfin Cove, Alaska · United States