It is named after Louis Agassiz, a Swiss-American glaciologist.

The glacier is situated in a cirque to the southeast of Kintla Peak west of the Continental Divide.

[4] Tree ring samples have also been used previously to determine the extent of glacier retreat.

Between 1966 and 2005, Agassiz Glacier lost a third of its surface area.

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