Jacksina Glacier
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Jacksina Glacier with Mount Jarvis (left) and its northern summit (right) in the background |
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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 | |
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drainage | Jacksina Creek → Nabesna River |
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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