North Twin Glacier
| North Twin Glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Tordrillo Mountains | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 16.6 km | |
| Exposure | southwest | |
| Altitude range | 2200 m - 850 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.1 km | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 28 ′ N , 152 ° 42 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Skwentna River | |
The North Twin Glacier ( north twin glacier English for "northern twin glacier ") is located in the Tordrillo Mountains in Alaska ( USA ). The glacier was named by the US Geological Survey (USGS) in 1933 .
The North Twin Glacier is a valley glacier to the west of the Tordrillo Mountains. The glacier's nutrient zone is located 4 km west of Mount Talachulitna at an altitude of 2200 m . The 1.1 km wide glacier flows in a south-westerly direction and ends after 16.6 km at an altitude of 850 m . The South Twin Glacier runs south of the North Twin Glacier. The tongues of the two glaciers are about 500 m apart. The Skwentna River forms the drainage point for both glaciers.