Fisher Glacier (Yukon)
| Fisher Glacier | ||
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| location | Yukon (Canada) | |
| Mountains | Elias chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 40 km | |
| Exposure | East-Southeast | |
| Altitude range | 1400 m - 440 m | |
| width | ⌀ 2 km | |
| Coordinates | 60 ° 6 ′ N , 138 ° 7 ′ W | |
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| drainage | → Alsek River | |
| particularities | Glacier edge lake | |
The Fisher Glacier is a 40 km long and on average 2 km wide valley glacier of the Kluane Icefield in the east of the Elias chain in Yukon and British Columbia ( Canada ).
The glacier's nutrient zone is located in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory northeast of Mount Stefansson and southwest of Fisher Peak at an altitude of 1,400 m . It borders that of the Hubbard Glacier , which, however, flows further west to the south. The Fisher Glacier flows mainly in an easterly direction and ends just before the Alsek River at an altitude of about 440 m . On the northern edge of the glacier tongue , a glacier edge lake has formed, which is drained via a short runoff to the Alsek River. At the southern edge of the glacier tongue there is another drain that pours into the Alsek River. The Fisher Glacier is located 20 km below the Lowell Glacier further north and 20 km above the Tweedsmuir Glacier further south .