Tsirku glacier
| Tsirku glacier | ||
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| location | British Columbia (Canada), Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Alsek Ranges ( Elias chain ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 11 km | |
| Exposure | East-Southeast | |
| Altitude range | 1200 m - 500 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 59 ° 19 ′ N , 136 ° 34 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Tsirku River | |
The Tsirku Glacier is an 11 km long glacier in the Canadian province of British Columbia and in the Panhandle of Alaska (USA).
geography
The Tsirku Glacier drained into the Alsek Ranges at an altitude of 1200 m situated ice rink in an easterly direction. It flows along the northern flank of the Takhinsha Mountains in an east-southeast direction. The mean 1.5 km wide glacier crosses the border to Alaska and ends after another 3.5 km at an altitude of 500 m . The Tsirku Glacier is therefore largely within the Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park in British Columbia. The glacier tongue forms the origin of the Tsirku River . This flows 40 km further to the east and flows into the Chilkat River . The Tsirku Glacier is fed by several tributary glaciers flowing in from the north : Buckwell Glacier , Boundary Glacier and Herbert Glacier .
Web links
- Tsirku Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- Tsirku Glacier . In: BC Geographical Names (English)