Miche Wabun Glacier

Miche Wabun Glacier
Map showing the location of Miche Wabun Glacier
Map showing the location of Miche Wabun Glacier
Miche Wabun Glacier
Location in Montana
TypeGlacieret
LocationGlacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Coordinates48°56′51″N 113°50′03″W / 48.94750°N 113.83417°W / 48.94750; -113.83417[1]
AreaLess than 25 acres (0.10 km2) in 2010[2]
TerminusTalus
StatusRetreating

Miche Wabun Glacier is a glacier remnant (glacieret) in the U.S. state of Montana in the northeastern region of Glacier National Park. The glacieret is situated in a cirque to the east of Goat Haunt Mountain.[3] Miche Wabun Glacier was measured in 2010 to have retreated to less than 25 acres (0.10 km2) in area, considered to be a minimal size to qualify as being considered an active glacier.[4] Between 1966 and 2005, the glacier lost over 55 percent of its surface area.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Miche Wabun Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  3. ^ Mount Cleveland, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  4. ^ Brown, Matthew (April 7, 2010). "Glacier National Park loses two more glaciers". USA Today. Retrieved September 22, 2012.


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