Ram glacier
Ram glacier | ||
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location | Alaska (USA) | |
Mountains | Elias chain | |
Type | Valley glacier | |
length | 15 km | |
Exposure | South southwest | |
Altitude range | 2700 m - 1050 m | |
width | ⌀ 1.1 km | |
Coordinates | 61 ° 4 ′ N , 141 ° 22 ′ W | |
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drainage | → Chitina Glacier → Chitina River → Copper River |
The Ram Glacier is a 15 km long valley glacier in the Elias range in Alaska ( USA ).
The nutrient zone of the Ram Glacier is located on the western flank of Mount Tittmann at an altitude of 2700 m . The 1.1 km wide valley glacier flows in a south-southwest direction and ends at an altitude of around 1050 m . The Ram Glacier feeds a shallow runoff 1.5 km above the Chitina Glacier . The glacier is retreating.