Description
In Glacier Bay, 3.5 mi S of Composite Island. 6.4 miles long.
History
Named by Field and Cooper (1937, p. 62) for Grove Karl Gilbert (1843-1918), geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who visited Glacier Bay in 1899. Grove Gilbert was born in New York and joined the Geological Survey of Ohio in 1869, and USGS in 1879. His numerous publications dealt with a large variety of geological subjects. The first monograph published by USGS in 1890 was his paper on Lake Bonneville.