Nenana Glacier

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Nenana Glacier
Nenana River and Alaska Range

Nenana River and Alaska Range

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 Coordinates: 63 ° 31 ′  N , 147 ° 42 ′  W
Nenana Glacier (Alaska)
Nenana Glacier
drainage Nenana River
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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 .

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