Variegated Glacier

Variegated Glacier
Glaciers of Russell Fjord
Map showing the location of Variegated Glacier
Map showing the location of Variegated Glacier
Variegated Glacier
LocationYakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates60°0′N 139°8′W / 60.000°N 139.133°W / 60.000; -139.133[1]
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Variegated Glacier is one of several glaciers which connect to Russell Fjord in Alaska. Variegated Glacier has been of considerable scientific interest because it surges every 20 years.[2] [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Way: Variegated Glacier (71972403) OpenStreetMap
  2. ^ "Wrangell St. Elias National Park/Preserve". National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  3. ^ Kamb, B.; Raymond, C.F.; Harrison, W.D.; et al. (1985). "Glacier Surge Mechanism: 1982-1983 Surge of Variegated Glacier, Alaska". Science. 227 (4686): 469–479.
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