Gakona glacier
| Gakona glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Alaska chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 21.6 km (including western source glacier) | |
| Exposure | south | |
| Altitude range | 2200 m - 1100 m | |
| width | Max. 3.9 km | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 13 ′ N , 145 ° 12 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Gakona River → Copper River | |
The Gakona Glacier is a valley glacier in the northern Alaska range in Alaska ( USA ).
The Gakona Glacier has its nutrient zone on the southern flank of the Alaska range. At the foot of Mount Gakona , a spring glacier coming from the west, north and east unite to form the Gakona glacier. This flows in a southerly direction and ends after 13.7 km at an altitude of about 1100 m . The maximally 3.9 km wide glacier feeds the Gakona River , a right tributary of the Copper River . The glacier tongue of Gakona Glacier is located 19 km northeast of Paxson . The Gakona glacier is in retreat.