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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Knik Glacier

Anchorage · United States  ·  Trek across the snowy wastes

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country filmed at Knik Glacier, Anchorage. Kirk and McCoy trek across the snowy wastes of this glacier in Alaska. On screen it's Rura Penthe asteroid.

Knik Glacier, Anchorage
Photograph: Knik Glacier · The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations

Where to go

61.374353, -148.53

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
On screen
Rura Penthe asteroid
In real life
Knik Glacier, Anchorage
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country film at Knik Glacier?
At 61.374353, -148.53 in Anchorage. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Knik Glacier?
Open to the public, free.
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