Nenana Glacier
Nenana Glacier | ||
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Nenana River and Alaska Range |
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location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
Mountains | Alaska chain | |
Type | Valley glacier | |
length | 16 km | |
Exposure | West southwest | |
Altitude range | 2100 m - 990 m | |
width | ⌀ 1.1 km | |
Coordinates | 63 ° 31 ′ N , 147 ° 42 ′ W | |
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drainage | Nenana River |
The Nenana Glacier is a 16 km long valley glacier in the eastern Alaska Range in Alaska (USA).
geography
The glacier's nutrient zone is on the southern flank of the eastern Alaska range. The 1.1 km wide glacier flows in a west-southwest direction. The lower end of the glacier is at an altitude of about 990 m and forms the origin of the Nenana River .