Chisana glacier
| Chisana glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Wrangell Mountains | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 31.5 km | |
| Exposure | Northeast | |
| Altitude range | 2600 m - 1000 m | |
| width | ⌀ 3.1 km | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 1 ′ N , 142 ° 21 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Chisana River | |
| particularities | Glacier edge lake | |
The Chisana Glacier is located in the US state of Alaska on the northeast flank of the Wrangell Mountains .
geography
The 31.5 km long and 3.1 km wide valley glacier has its nutrient area 20.5 km north of Regal Mountain at an altitude of 2600 m . It initially flows in an easterly direction. The 2230 m high Chisana Pass separates the glacier from the Whiskey Hill Glacier to the south . The Chisana Glacier turns northeast at the height of the Chisana Pass. It picks up tribute glaciers on both sides and passes the Jumpoff Icefall steep section . In the last few kilometers, the Chisana Glacier turns east and ends at an altitude of about 1000 m at a glacial edge lake , which forms the origin of the Chisana River , not far from the abandoned settlement of Chisana . The Chisana Glacier is in retreat.