Klutlan glacier

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Klutlan glacier
Mountaineering route to Mount Churchill over the Klutlan Glacier

Mountaineering route to Mount Churchill over the Klutlan Glacier

location Alaska (USA), Yukon (Canada)
Mountains Elias chain
Type Valley glacier
length 85 km
Exposure east
Altitude range 3350  m  -  1000  m
width ⌀ 2.8 km
Coordinates 61 ° 27 ′  N , 141 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 61 ° 27 ′  N , 141 ° 11 ′  W
Klutlan Glacier (Alaska)
Klutlan glacier
drainage Generc RiverWhite River
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The Klutlan Glacier is an 85 km long valley glacier in the Wrangell St. Elias National Park .

Its nutrient area is on the eastern flank of Mount Churchill and Mount Bona . It flows eastward, past Mount Natazhat , across the border from Alaska to the Canadian Yukon Territory , where it forms the headwaters of the Generc River , a tributary of the White River . Larger tributary glaciers are Nesham and Brabazon glaciers , both from the right.

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