Shamrock Glacier
| Shamrock Glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Neacola Mountains | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 24 km | |
| Exposure | North northwest | |
| Altitude range | 2000 m - 346 m | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 5 ′ N , 152 ° 51 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Shamrock Lake → Chakachamna Lake | |
| particularities | Glacier edge lake | |
The Shamrock Glacier is located in the Neacola Mountains in Alaska ( USA ). The glacier name ( shamrock English for "clover leaf") was reported in 1927 by the US Geological Survey (USGS) .
The Shamrock Glacier is a 15 mile long valley glacier in the north of the Neacola Mountains. The glacier's nutrient zone is located in a glaciated region south of Chakachamna Lake at an altitude of 2000 m . The Shamrock Glacier flows northeast for 18.5 km. Then a tribute glacier meets the Shamrock glacier from the right and this flows for the last 5.5 km in a north-northwest direction. The glacier ends at an altitude of 346 m . The glacier tongue used to run between Kenibuna Lake to the west and Chakachamna Lake to the east. Due to the glacier retreat, a glacial edge lake , Shamrock Lake, has formed at the foot of the glacier .
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