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English: Exploration of the Whitney Glacier in 1870. This was the first glacier in the continental United States discovered and named. It was named for Josiah Whitney, head of the California Geological Survey. |
| Source | Obtained from USGS site: http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1050/surveys.htm |
| Author | Photograph by Carleton Watkins, taken in 1870. There is no evidence that the figure on the glacier is Clarence King. |
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| current | 12:31, 15 January 2006 |
| 685 × 453 (23 KB) | Jrbouldin | Obtained from USGS site: http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1050/surveys.htm |
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