Cascade Glacier (Chugach Mountains)
| Cascade Glacier | ||
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 Cascade Glacier left, Barry Glacier in the middle, Coxe Glacier right (2008) |
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Chugach Mountains | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 6.3 km | |
| surface | 9.5 km² | |
| Exposure | south | |
| Altitude range | 1900 m - 0 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 8 '45 " N , 148 ° 11' 6" W | |
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| drainage | Barry Arm → Prince William Sound ( Pacific Ocean ) | |
| particularities | Tidal glaciers | |
The Cascade Glacier is a glacier in the US state of Alaska . It is located in the Chugach National Forest 90 km east of Anchorage .
geography
The 6.3 km long Cascade Glacier has its nutrient area at 1900 m altitude east of Mount Gilbert in the southwest Chugach Mountains . From there it flows in a southerly direction and ends on the north-west bank of Barry Arm , a side bay of Prince William Sound . The glacier covers an area of about 9.5 km² and has an average width of 1.5 km.
Glacier development
The Cascade Glacier is on the decline. The glacier tongue has withdrawn around 650 m from the bay in the last few decades. In the middle of the 20th century, the Cascade Glacier formed a common ice front with the Barry Glacier further east , which has also retreated significantly in recent years.
Naming
The glacier was named in 1899 by members of the Harriman-Alaska Expedition . The name refers to the narrow and steep glacier tongue of the Cascade Glacier, which is reminiscent of a step-like waterfall .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Cascade Glacier . alaska.org. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ Cascade Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey