Dall Glacier

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Dall Glacier
View over the Alaska range, the Dall Glacier flows into the valley of the East Fork Yentna River (center left)

View over the Alaska range, the Dall Glacier flows into the valley of the East Fork Yentna River (center left)

location Alaska ( USA )
Mountains Alaska chain
Type Valley glacier
length 35 km
Exposure South southeast
Altitude range 1800  m  -  200  m
width ⌀ 1.3 km
Coordinates 62 ° 38 ′  N , 152 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 62 ° 38 ′  N , 152 ° 4 ′  W
Dall Glacier (Alaska)
Dall Glacier
drainage East Fork Yentna RiverYentna River
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The Dall Glacier is a 35 km long valley glacier in the Alaska Range in Alaska (USA).

geography

The glacier's nutrient zone is located on the southeast flank of Mount Russell at about 1800  m . The Dall Glacier flows in an arc, initially towards the west-southwest and finally to the south-southeast. The 370 km² catchment area of the Dall Glacier extends over its tributary glaciers to Mount Dall in the southwest . The upper half of the glacier is within Denali National Park , the lower half in Denali National Preserve . The lower end of the glacier is about 200  m below the Yentna Glacier on the west bank of the East Fork Yentna River .

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