Johnson Glacier (Alaska Range)
| Johnson Glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Alaska chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 30 km | |
| Exposure | Northeast | |
| Altitude range | 2000 m - 800 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.6 km | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 24 ′ N , 145 ° 3 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Johnson River → Tanana River | |
The Johnson Glacier is a 30 km long valley glacier in the northern Alaska range in Alaska ( USA ).
The nutrient area of the Johnson Glacier at an altitude of 2000 m is located on the eastern flank of M'Ladies Mountain . The glacier initially flows east. After 11 km, a larger tributary glacier meets the Johnson Glacier from the east below the northern flank of Mount Gakona . This then turns to the northeast. The Johnson Glacier, which is 1.6 km wide in the lower section, ends at an altitude of 800 m . The tongue of the glacier feeds the Johnson River , a left tributary of the Tanana River . The Johnson Glacier is in retreat.