Alsek glacier
| Alsek glacier | ||
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 The Alsek Glacier flows into Alsek Lake |
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Fairweather Range ( Elias chain ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 24 km | |
| Exposure | west | |
| Altitude range | 1800 m - 21 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.2 km | |
| Coordinates | 59 ° 12 ′ N , 138 ° 0 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Alsek Lake → Alsek River | |
| particularities | Glacier edge lake | |
The Alsek Glacier is a 24 km long glacier in Glacier Bay National Park in the Panhandle of Alaska (USA).
geography
The glacier's nutrient area is located northwest of Mount Hay on the western flank of the Fairweather Range at an altitude of 1200 m . The mean 1.2 km wide glacier flows in a westerly direction to Alsek Lake , which forms its edge lake and is traversed by the Alsek River .
Glacier development
The Alsek Glacier retreated about 3.5 km in the 20th century. As a result, the ice front split into two glacier tongues on a rock . The lake area of Alsek Lake doubled in the same period.
Web links
Commons : Alsek Glacier - Collection of images, videos and audio files
