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Wellesley Glacier is a four-mile glacier in Alaska that flows east into a lagoon on the west bank of College Fjord, southwest of College Point and west of Valdez. Members of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition named it for Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The name reflects a broader naming pattern in the College Fjord area, where surrounding natural features were associated with colleges and universities.
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Knik River, Alaska · United States