Valdez glacier
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 Valdez glacier |
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Chugach Mountains | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 32 km | |
| Exposure | south | |
| Altitude range | 1800 m - 69 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.4 km | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 12 ′ N , 146 ° 10 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Valdez Glacier Stream → Port Valdez → Prince William Sound | |
| particularities | Glacier edge lake | |
The Valdez Glacier is a glacier in the US state of Alaska 11 km east of Valdez .
geography
The 32 km long valley glacier has its nutrient area at an altitude of 1,800 m in the Chugach Mountains on the southeast flank of Mount Cashman . The glacier, which has an average width of 1.4 km, initially flows eastwards and soon turns south. Below the glacier tongue is a 1.8 km long glacial edge lake at an altitude of 69 m . This is drained via the 6.5 km long Valdez Glacier Stream to the head end of Port Valdez , a bay of Prince William Sound .
Glacier development
Like many other glaciers in the region, the Valdez Glacier is in retreat. The area of the glacier edge lake has doubled in the last few decades.
Web links
Commons : Valdez Glacier - Collection of images, videos and audio files
