Knik glacier
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 Knik glacier |
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Chugach Mountains | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 40 km | |
| Exposure | west | |
| Altitude range | 2600 m - 150 m | |
| width | ⌀ 3.6 km | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 23 ′ N , 148 ° 26 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Knik River | |
The Knik Glacier is a 40 km long and eight km wide glacier in the Chugach Mountains in Alaska .
Geographical location
The glacier is located 70 km east of Anchorage on the western flank of Mount Marcus Baker . It flows into Lake George and the upper reaches of the Knik River , which flows into the Knik Arm of the Cook Inlet .
Until the 1960s, the Knik Glacier grew up to the flank of Mount Palmer in winter and dammed Lake George. Rising water pressure and higher temperatures caused a glacier run every summer , which caused a tidal wave in the Knik River.