Jarvis glacier

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Jarvis glacier
location British Columbia (Canada), Alaska (USA)
Mountains Alsek Ranges ( Elias chain )
Type Valley glacier
length 15 km
Exposure East northeast
Altitude range 1600  m  -  400  m
width ⌀ 0.8 km
Coordinates 59 ° 27 ′  N , 136 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 59 ° 27 ′  N , 136 ° 33 ′  W
Jarvis Glacier, British Columbia
Jarvis glacier
drainage Jarvis Creek → Klehini River

The Jarvis Glacier is a 15 km long glacier in the Canadian province of British Columbia and in the Panhandle of Alaska (USA).

geography

The nutrient area of ​​the Jarvis Glacier is located at an altitude of 1600  m on the southern flank of Jarvis Peak (1972 m) in the Alsek Ranges . From there it flows 10 km in a southeasterly direction. He then turns east and crosses the border into Alaska. The glacier, which is 800 m wide on average, ends after another 2.3 km at an altitude of around 400  m . The Jarvis Glacier is thus largely located within the Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park in British Columbia. The Jarvis Creek flows from the glacier tongue 4.8 km east to the Klehini River and forms its main tributary.

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