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Riggs Glacier
Riggs Glacier
	Riggs Glacier in 2022
	Riggs Glacier
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates	59°10′08″N 136°14′37″W / 59.16889°N 136.24361°W
Length	17-mile (27 km)
Terminus	sea level
Status	retreating

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Riggs Glacier is a glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1] It begins on the southern slope of the Takhinsha Mountains, 6 km (4 mi) southeast of Mount Harris and flows south-southeast to the head of Muir Inlet, 69 km (43 mi) southwest of Skagway.

It was named by the American Geographical Society in 1947 for Thomas Riggs, Jr., Governor of Alaska from 1918 to 1921.

Cited references

^ "USGS Skagway A-4 (AK) Topo Map". Topozone. Retrieved 2007-01-24.

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[1] "USGS Skagway A-4 (AK) Topo Map". Topozone. Retrieved 2007-01-24.

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+{{Infobox glacier
-[[Image:NOAA Riggs Glacier 1992.jpg|thumb|300px|Riggs Glacier, 1992]]
+| name = Riggs Glacier
-'''Riggs Glacier''' is a [[glacier]] in [[Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]]. It begins on the southern slope of the [[Takhinsha Mountains]], 6&nbsp;km (4&nbsp;mi) southeast of [[Mount Harris]] and flows south-southeast to the head of [[Muir Inlet]], 69&nbsp;km (43&nbsp;mi) southwest of [[Skagway, Alaska|Skagway]].
+| photo = Riggs Glacier South arm.jpg
+| photo_caption = Riggs Glacier in 2022
+| type = Mountain glacier
+| location = [[Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska]], [[United States|U.S.]]
+| coords = {{coord|59|10|08|N|136|14|37|W|type:glacier_scale:250000|display=inline,title}}
+| map = Alaska
+| label_position = top
+| map_width = 240
+| map_alt =
+| map_caption =
+| area =
+| length = {{convert|17|mi|km|adj=on}}
+| thickness =
+| terminus = sea level
+| status = retreating
+| embedded      = {{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |zoom=8 |coord={{WikidataCoord|display=i}}}}
+}}
+'''Riggs Glacier''' is a [[glacier]] in [[Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=59.1845&lon=-136.28063&s=500&size=l&u=4&datum=nad27&layer=DRG| title = USGS Skagway A-4 (AK) Topo Map| publisher = Topozone| accessdate = 2007-01-24}}</ref> It begins on the southern slope of the [[Takhinsha Mountains]], 6&nbsp;km (4&nbsp;mi) southeast of [[Mount Harris]] and flows south-southeast to the head of [[Muir Inlet]], 69&nbsp;km (43&nbsp;mi) southwest of [[Skagway, Alaska|Skagway]].
-It was named by the [[American Geographical Society]] in [[1947]] for [[Thomas Christmas Riggs, Jr.]], [[List of Governors of Alaska|Governor of Alaska]] from [[1918]] to [[1921]].
+It was named by the [[American Geographical Society]] in 1947 for [[Thomas Riggs, Jr.]], [[List of Governors of Alaska|Governor of Alaska]] from 1918 to 1921.
-{{Alaska-geo-stub}}
+==See also==
-[[Category:Geography of Alaska]]
+* [[List of glaciers]]
-[[Category:Glaciers of the United States]]
+==Cited references==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Glaciers of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve]]
+[[Category:Glaciers of Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska]]
+[[Category:Glaciers of Unorganized Borough, Alaska]]
+{{HoonahAngoonAK-geo-stub}}
+{{Alaska-glacier-stub}}