Glacier River facts for kids
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| City | Anchorage |
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| Main source | Twentymile Glacier |
| River mouth | Twentymile River Near Portage 33 m (108 ft) 60°53′43″N 148°54′33″W / 60.89528°N 148.90917°W |
| Length | 6.5 mi (10.5 km) |
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The Glacier River is a river 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Whittier near the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. It rises in a remote valley from a glacial meltwater lake from Twentymile glacier and flows out into a large, wide valley where it receives the water of the Carmen River. The river ends abruptly after 6.5 miles (10.5 km) as it is joined by the Twentymile River. It was named by Captain E. F. Glenn in 1898.
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