Copper glacier
| Copper glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Alaska chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 19 km | |
| Exposure | North | |
| Altitude range | 2300 m - 1100 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.3 km | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 6 ′ N , 143 ° 46 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Copper River | |
The Copper Glacier is a glacier in the US state of Alaska on the northern flank of the Wrangell Mountains .
geography
The 19 km long and 1.3 km wide valley glacier has its nutrient area at an altitude of 2300 m between Mount Wrangell in the west and Mount Jarvis in the east. The Copper Glacier flows north and ends at an altitude of about 1100 m . The glacier tongue is the source of the Copper River . The Mount Sanford rises west of the glacier. The Copper Glacier is in retreat.