Yakutat Glacier

Yakutat Glacier
Retreat of Yakutat Glacier.
Map showing the location of Yakutat Glacier
Map showing the location of Yakutat Glacier
Yakutat Glacier
LocationYakutat Ice Field, Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates59°35′N 138°38′W / 59.583°N 138.633°W / 59.583; -138.633[1]
Area1,000 km2 (400 sq mi)
Length51 kilometres (32 mi)
Thickness550 m (1,800 ft)
TerminusHarlequin Lake, the Gulf of Alaska.
StatusRetreating
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The Yakutat Glacier is a glacier in the Brabazon Range of southeastern Alaska.[2] It is one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world, and has been retreating since Little Ice Age.[3][4] Approximate elevation 1,010 feet (310 meters).

See also

References

  1. ^ Relation: Yakutat Glacier (12888863) OpenStreetMap
  2. ^ "USGS Yakutat Glacier Topo Map in Yakutat County AK Topo Map". TopoZone. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. ^ Retreat of Yakutat Glacier August 21, 2014 by Adam Voiland, NASA
  4. ^ Yakutat Glacier Rapid Retreat, Alaska by Mauri Pelto December 5, 2009


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