Gulkana glacier
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 Gulkana Glacier (August 2013) |
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Alaska chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 7 km | |
| Exposure | South southwest | |
| Altitude range | 2100 m - 1400 m | |
| width | ⌀ 0.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 15 ′ 41 ″ N , 145 ° 25 ′ 23 ″ W | |
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| drainage | Phelan Creek → Delta River | |
The Gulkana Glacier is a glacier in the US state of Alaska on the southern flank of the eastern Alaska range .
geography
The 7 km long valley glacier has its nutrient area at an altitude of 2100 m between Institute Peak in the west and Icefall Peak in the east. The approximately 500 m wide glacier flows south and ends at an altitude of approximately 1400 m . The glacier tongue forms the source of Phelan Creek , a right tributary of the Delta River . The glacier is on the decline.
The Richardson Highway passes the glacier tongue of the Gulkana glacier at Paxson at a distance of 9.5 km.
Web links
Commons : Gulkana Glacier - Collection of images, videos and audio files
