Lacuna glacier

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Lacuna glacier
In the middle of the picture the Kahiltna Glacier, behind the Lacuna Glacier

In the middle of the picture the Kahiltna Glacier, behind the Lacuna Glacier

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 Coordinates: 62 ° 44 ′  N , 151 ° 32 ′  W
Lacuna Glacier (Alaska)
Lacuna glacier
drainage Yentna GlacierEast Fork Yentna RiverYentna River
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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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