North Crillon Glacier
| North Crillon Glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Fairweather Range ( Elias chain ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 20 km | |
| Altitude range | 1600 m - 10 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.2 km | |
| Coordinates | 58 ° 38 ′ N , 137 ° 22 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Lituya Bay ( Pacific Ocean ) | |
| particularities | former tidal glacier ; Glacier retreat | |
The North Crillon Glacier is a 20 km long glacier in Glacier Bay National Park in the Panhandle of Alaska (USA).
geography
The glacier's nutrient zone is located at an altitude of about 1,600 m between Mount Orville in the north and Mount Crillon in the south on the western flank of the southern Fairweather Range . From there, the glacier flows out of the mountains in a predominantly west-southwest direction. It eventually reaches the Fairweather Fault and turns north-northwest. Shortly afterwards it ends at Crillon Inlet , the south-eastern side bay of Lituya Bay , which opens to the open sea. The average glacier width is 1200 m. The South Crillon Glacier runs parallel to the North Crillon Glacier further south .
Glacier development
The North Crillon Glacier has been retreating more and more in recent years. Around 2010, the glacier tongue was only washed around by sea water during the flood.
Web links
- North Crillon Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tidewater and Lake Water Glaciers in Glacier Bay NP . National Park Service. Retrieved November 25, 2017.