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Puzzle 77 · Alaska · Page 107 in print

Wrangell-St. Elias

In Wrangell-St. Elias, the original Tlingit name for Malaspina Glacier is Sit’ Tlein, meaning “big glacier”; its English name honors an explorer for the Spanish Navy who came in 1791.

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Pool on the Root Glacier

Blue water pooled on Root Glacier.

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Steam rising from a volcanic vent

The summit crater of Mount Wrangell.

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The words

  1. Ahtna

    The Ahtna, the Indigenous people of the Copper River region.

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  2. Blackburn

    Mount Blackburn, one of the named high Wrangell peaks.

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  3. Bonanza Mine

    Bonanza Mine, one of the copper mines that supplied the historic Kennecott Mill.

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  4. Chief Nicolai

    Chief Nicolai of Taral, the Ahtna leader who helped Henry Allen’s 1885 expedition.

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  5. Chitina

    Chitina, the historic railroad town serving as a gateway to the park.

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  6. Copper River

    The Copper River, the river crossed near the start of the McCarthy Road.

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  7. Fish Wheel

    A fish wheel, the fishing gear used to catch salmon in the Copper River.

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  8. Kennecott

    Kennecott, the historic copper mining town and mill complex.

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  9. Malaspina

    Malaspina Glacier, the named glacier known to the Tlingit as Sít’ Tlein.

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  10. McCarthy

    McCarthy, the named community near Kennecott at the end of the McCarthy Road.

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  11. Mount Sanford

    Mount Sanford, one of the named peaks in the Wrangell Mountains.

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  12. Mount Wrangell

    Mount Wrangell, the active volcano of the Wrangell volcanic field.

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  13. Nabesna

    Nabesna Glacier, the named interior valley glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias.

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  14. Root Glacier

    Root Glacier, the named glacier reached by a trail from Kennecott.

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  15. Saint Elias

    Mount Saint Elias, the high mountain of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

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Sources

  1. Archeology in Wrangell-St. Elias - Wrangell - St Elias National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  2. Human History - Wrangell - St Elias National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  3. McCarthy Road Guide - Wrangell - St Elias National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  4. Glaciers - Wrangell - St Elias National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  5. McCarthy Road Information Station - Wrangell - St Elias National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  6. Volcanoes - Wrangell - St Elias National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  7. What's So Special About This Place? - Wrangell - St Elias National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  8. McCarthy Road & Kennecott Trails - Wrangell - St Elias National Park & PreserveNational Park Service

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