Tustumena glacier

Tustumena glacier
Conservation area of the Tustumena
location	Alaska ( USA )
Mountains	Kenai Mountains
Type	Outlet glacier
length	32 km
Exposure	West northwest
Altitude range	1000  m  -  34  m
width	⌀ 2.5 km
Coordinates	60 ° 1 ′  N , 150 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 60 ° 1 ′  N , 150 ° 26 ′  W
drainage	Tustumena Lake → Kasilof River

The Tustumena Glacier is a glacier located on the Kenai Peninsula in western Alaska .

The approximately 32 km long Tustumena has its origin in the Harding Icefield and feeds the Tustumena Lake with its meltwater . The ice of the glacier is in decline.

See also

• List of glaciers in Alaska

Web links

Commons : Tustumena Glacier  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Tustumena Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ted Bailey: Ecological Changes Obvious on the Kenai Peninsula . In: Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Refuge Notebook . US Fish and Wildlife service. Archived from the original on September 26, 2006. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 18, 2007. 

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Tustemena Glacier with Meltwater Lake and Tustumena Lake in the background