# College Fjord, Alaska Scenic Cruising *By James Hills, cruisewestcoast.com — Updated March 2024* Written by: [James Hills](https://cruisewestcoast.com/james-hills.html) Published: 12 March 2024 Last Updated: 12 March 2024 TrendingHits: 1202Reading time: 01:11 In a state defined by superlative ice formations, College Fjord stands apart as Alaska's most scholarly gathering of glaciers. Discovered during the 1899 Harriman Expedition, this Prince William Sound wonder showcases the unprecedented spectacle of eight tidewater and dozen hanging glaciers, all visible simultaneously and whimsically named after prestigious East Coast universities. Where other glacial venues offer singular ice formations, College Fjord presents an academic assembly of glaciers flowing from the Chugach Mountains in a natural amphitheater of ice unlike anywhere else in Alaska. - **Glacier Bay National Park** - Visitors impressed by College Fjord's concentration of glaciers will be equally amazed by this UNESCO site's collection of tidewater glaciers, including the renowned Margerie Glacier, with the added benefit of National Park ranger narration and a protected wilderness setting. - **Hubbard Glacier** - Those drawn to College Fjord's active glaciers will be awestruck by the sheer magnitude of Hubbard Glacier, whose immense 6-mile-wide terminus and dramatic calving events offer a different but equally impressive glacial experience. - **Tracy Arm Fjord** - Adventure seekers who enjoy College Fjord's intimate glacier approaches will appreciate navigating through this narrow, iceberg-filled passage to reach the twin Sawyer Glaciers, offering a more enclosed, dramatic journey to the glacier face. - **Endicott Arm** - Travelers valuing College Fjord's active glaciers but seeking less-visited areas will enjoy this alternative to Tracy Arm, featuring the impressive Dawes Glacier and typically fewer vessels in a similarly dramatic setting. - **Prince William Sound** - Visitors fascinated by College Fjord's glacier-carved landscapes will appreciate exploring more of the surrounding Prince William Sound, home to the densest concentration of tidewater glaciers in Alaska and offering expanded versions of the College Fjord experience. --- ***Thanks for reading. 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