Lacuna glacier
Lacuna glacier | ||
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In the middle of the picture the Kahiltna Glacier, behind the Lacuna Glacier |
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location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
Mountains | Alaska chain | |
Type | Valley glacier | |
length | 36 km | |
Exposure | South southwest | |
Altitude range | 2300 m - 750 m | |
width | ⌀ 2.4 km | |
Coordinates | 62 ° 44 ′ N , 151 ° 32 ′ W | |
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drainage | Yentna Glacier → East Fork Yentna River → Yentna River |
The Lacuna Glacier is a 36 km long valley glacier in the Alaska Range in Alaska (USA).
geography
The glacier's nutrient zone is on the southwest flank of the southern summit of Mount Foraker at about 2300 m . The Lacuna Glacier flows through the mountains in a south-southwest direction. It runs between the Yentna Glacier in the west and the Kahiltna Glacier in the east. The Lacuna Glacier finally joins the Yentna Glacier at an altitude of 750 m .
Web links
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