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Malaspina

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Malaspina (măləspē`nə), glacier, c.1,500 sq mi (3,890 sq km), SE Alaska, between Yakutat Bay and Icy Bay and flowing into the Gulf of Alaska. The glacier was named for Alejandro Malaspina Malaspina, Alejandro or Alessandro
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, the Italian navigator who explored this region for Spain in 1791.


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Malaspina A, Moir S, Orsega SM, Vasquez J, Miller NJ, Donoghue ET, et al.
Illustrations in color from a range of international sources accompany biographical and adventure sketches of the six early explorers who continued Cook's legacy and considers their lasting impact, from Arthur Philip, the founder of the first British colony in Australia, to Alejandro Malaspina, whose Spanish expedition's achievements were overshadowed by his later disgrace.
Commended was Mario Cucinella Architects for the Malaspina Business Park, Pioltello, Milan.
 
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