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'College Fjord' is a fjord located in the northern sector of Prince William Sound in the U.S. state of Alaska. The fjord contains five tidewater glaciers (glaciers that terminate in water), five large valley glaciers, and dozens of smaller glaciers, most named after renowned East Coast colleges. It is a popular destination for cruise ships. College Fjord was discovered in 1899 during the Harriman Expedition, at which time the glaciers were named. The survey comprised both a Harvard and an Amherst professor, and they set about naming the glaciers after elite colleges. According to Bruce Molina, author of ''Alaska's Glaciers'', "they took great delight in ignoring Princeton".[1]
In 1964 College Fjord was the epicenter of the Good Friday Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U.S. history. If sailed at a certain place, you will be able to see 8 of College Fjords Glaciers at once

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Incomplete list of College Fjord glaciers

Incomplete list of College Fjord glaciers

★ Amherst Glacier

★ Baby Glacier

★ Barnard Glacier

★ Bryn Mawr Glacier

★ Columbia Glacier

★ Crescent Glacier

★ Dartmouth Glacier

★ Downer Glacier

★ Harvard Glacier

★ Holyoke Glacier

★ Smith Glacier

★ Vassar Glacier

★ Wellesley Glacier

★ Williams Glacier

★ Yale Glacier