The Lowe River is a long river in

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

. It begins at glacier known as ''Deserted Glacier'' in the

Chugach Mountains The Chugach Mountains of southern Alaska are the northernmost of the several mountain ranges that make up the Pacific Coast Ranges of the western edge of North America. The range is about long and wide, and extends from the Knik and Turnagain ...

, passes through

Keystone Canyon Keystone Canyon is a gorge near Valdez in the U.S. state of Alaska. Situated at an elevation of , its walls are almost perpendicular. It measures in length, connecting the upper and lower valleys of Lowe River. Geography In Keystone Canyon, the ...

and flows into

Prince William Sound Prince William Sound (Sugpiaq: ''Suungaaciq'') is a sound of the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula. Its largest port is Valdez, at the southern terminus of the Tr ...

near Valdez. It was named by

William R. Abercrombie William R. Abercrombie (August 17, 1857 – November 7, 1943) was a career U.S. Army officer during the late 19th century. Biography William R. Abercrombie was born at Fort Ridgely on August 17, 1857. Raised in Long Island, New York, he was appo ...

in honor of Lt. Perceval Lowe, a member of an exploratory mission in the area led by Abercrombie.

The Milepost ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

, 59th edition, page 458,

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