Princeton Glacier

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Popo Glacier
TypeTidewater glacier
Location Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States
Coordinates 60°19′32″N148°23′22″W / 60.32556°N 148.38944°W / 60.32556; -148.38944
Length10 miles (16.3 km)
TerminusStream
Princeton Glacier

The Princeton Glacier is a glacier in the Sargent Icefield, Kenai Peninsula in Alaska.

The glacier was named in 1909 for Princeton University by George Perkins of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. [1]

The glacier's terminus is a little over a mile from Nassau Fjord and Prince William Sound.

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