Jacksina Glacier

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Jacksina Glacier
Jacksina Glacier with Mount Jarvis (left) and its northern summit (right) in the background

Jacksina Glacier with Mount Jarvis (left) and its northern summit (right) in the background

location Alaska ( USA )
Mountains Wrangell Mountains
Type Valley glacier
length 15 km
Exposure Northeast
Altitude range 2400  m  -  1200  m
width ⌀ 1.3 km
Coordinates 62 ° 6 ′  N , 143 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 62 ° 6 ′  N , 143 ° 27 ′  W
Jacksina Glacier (Alaska)
Jacksina Glacier
drainage Jacksina CreekNabesna River
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The Jack Sina Glacier is a glacier in Wrangell-St Elias National Park in the Wrangell Mountains in southeastern Alaska .

The 15 km long valley glacier has its nutrient area at an altitude of about 2400  m on the eastern flank of Mount Jarvis and its northern summit. The 1.3 km wide glacier flows in a northeasterly direction. It ends at an altitude of about 1200  m . The glacier tongue forms the source of Jacksina Creek , a left tributary of the Nabesna River .

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