Cul de Sac glacier
| Cul de Sac glacier | ||
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 Cul de Sac Glacier with Kichatna Spire in the background |
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Kichatna Mountains ( Alaska Range ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 9.4 km | |
| Exposure | North northwest | |
| Altitude range | 1100 m - 1800 m | |
| width | ⌀ 0.7 km | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 27 ′ 31 ″ N , 152 ° 46 ′ 7 ″ W | |
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| drainage | → West Fork Yentna River → Yentna River | |
The Cul-de-Sac Glacier ( cul-de-sac in English and French for "dead end") is a valley glacier in the west of the Alaska range in Alaska (USA).
geography
The nutrient area of the Cul-de-Sac Glacier is on the northwest flank of the Kichatna Spire in the Kichatna Mountains . The glacier is located in Denali National Preserve . It flows over a distance of 9.4 km in a north-northwest direction and ends about 1.5 km south of the Shellabarger Pass, 1007 m high . Its nameless discharge flows 15 km further east on the right side into the West Fork Yentna River .
Web links
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