Tongass National Forest, Field Glacier. The U.S. Board on
Tongass N ational Forest, Field Glacier. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names, at its June 13, 1996, meeting, approved the name Field G lacier in Haines Borough and the City and Borough o f Juneau, Alaska. This name has been entered into the N ation’s official autom ated geographic names repository and will be published in Decision List 1996. The entry will read as follows: Field G lacier: glacier, 31 km (19 mi) long by 3.2 km (2 mi) wide, in Tongass National Forest, heads 6.4 km (4 mi) SE of M ount Hislop at 59°04’55” N, 134°30’05”W, flows S from Meade Glacier, between Ogive G lacier and Bucher Glacier, in a southwesterly direction towards an unnamed stream that flows into the Lace River; named for glaciologist Dr. William Osgood Field* (1904-1994); Haines Borough and City and Borough o f Juneau, Alaska; T32,33&34S, R64&65E, Copper River Mer.; 58°55’58"N, 134°47’05”W; USGS map Juneau (D3) 1:63,360 mouth of feature. R o g e r Pa y n e ,
Executive Secretary, U.S. Board on Geographic Names
*A n Honorary M em ber of the American Alpine Club, Dr. William Osgood Field (1904-1994) was one o f the w orld's forem ost glaciologists. Though his work took him around the globe, his most enduring com m itm ent was to south and southeastern Alaska, where, over the course of 61 years, he made 25 scientific trips, leaving a rich record o f glacial m ovem ents that is both unique and comprehensive.
Executive Secretary, U.S. Board on Geographic Names
*A n Honorary M em ber of the American Alpine Club, Dr. William Osgood Field (1904-1994) was one o f the w orld's forem ost glaciologists. Though his work took him around the globe, his most enduring com m itm ent was to south and southeastern Alaska, where, over the course of 61 years, he made 25 scientific trips, leaving a rich record o f glacial m ovem ents that is both unique and comprehensive.
