Muir Glacier

American  

noun

1. a glacier in SE Alaska, flowing SE from Mt. Fairweather into Glacier Bay. About 350 sq. mi. (905 sq. km).

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Muir Glacier British  

/ mjʊə /

noun

1. a glacier in SE Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains, flowing southeast from Mount Fairweather. Area: about 900 sq km (350 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The Muir Glacier has now retreated more than 30 miles from the sea up into the mountains.

From Scientific American • Nov. 18, 2019

We motored slowly past a chunk of rock swarming with bald eagles on top and sea lions below, and approached the spot that, in the 1890s, had marked the terminus of Muir Glacier.

From New York Times • May 21, 2018

The famous Muir Glacier in Alaska, discovered by him in 1879, will forever blazon his name.

From Scotland's Mark on America by Black, George Fraser

We passed through crowds of bergs at the mouth of the bay, though, owing to wind and tide, there were but few at the front of Muir Glacier.

From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John

We now steered for the Muir Glacier and arrived at the front on the east side the evening of the third, and camped on the end of the moraine, where there was a small stream.

From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John