Morse Glacier (Alaska)
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 Morse Glacier (left), Muir Glacier (right) in 1994 |
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Alsek Ranges ( Elias chain ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 14 km | |
| Exposure | East-Southeast | |
| Altitude range | 1200 m - 10 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.4 km | |
| Coordinates | 59 ° 7 ′ N , 136 ° 27 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Muir Inlet ( Glacier Bay ) | |
| particularities | Glacier retreat | |
 Retreat of the glaciers at Muir Inlet between 1941 and 1982; the lower end of the Morse Glacier is at the top left of the picture |
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The Morse Glacier is a 14 km long glacier in Glacier Bay National Park in the Panhandle of Alaska .
geography
The glacier's nutrient area is located at an altitude of 1200 m on the Canadian border in the Alsek Ranges . From there it flows in a south-southeast direction to the head end of Muir Inlet , a fjord of Glacier Bay . The Cushing Glacier runs further west and the Muir Glacier further east . The glacier tongue of the glacier, which has an average width of 1.4 km, is around 650 m wide.
Glacier development
The retreat of the Muir Glacier is now so advanced that the Morse Glacier can no longer be regarded as a tributary glacier of the Muir Glacier. The glacier thickness of the Morse Glacier has decreased at a higher rate than that of the neighboring Muir Glacier in recent years.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Daniel E. Lawson: An Overview of Selected Glaciers in Glacier Bay (PDF, 698 KB) National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior. February 2004. Retrieved November 22, 2017.