The Aialik Glacier is a glacier in the

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. It drains into

Aialik Bay Aialik Bay, (Russian:) also known as Dora Passage between Harbor Island and the Harris Peninsula, is a fjord on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, United States. It has no permanent settlements, but there are two public use cabins located on the bay, ...

. Part of Kenai Fjords National Park, it (along with many other glaciers) drains the Harding Icefield. Aialik Glacier, a little over 15 miles from Seward, is the largest glacier in Aialik Bay, located in Kenai Fjords National Park. While fairly stable, the glacier calves most actively in May and June. A mural of two kayakers near the glacier painted by

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is at the office of the Kenai Fjords National Park.

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