West Fork Glacier (West Fork Nizina River)
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| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Wrangell Mountains | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 9 km | |
| Exposure | Southeast | |
| Altitude range | 2000 m - 975 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 38 '50 " N , 142 ° 42' 10" W | |
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| drainage | West Fork Nizina River → Nizina River | |
The West Fork Glacier is a glacier on the southern flank of the Wrangell Mountains in Alaska (USA).
The West Fork Glacier is a 9 km long valley glacier on the southeast flank of Regal Mountain . It is located in Wrangell St. Elias National Park . The 1.5 km wide glacier flows in a south-easterly direction and ends at an altitude of about 975 m . The glacier is drained by the West Fork Nizina River , a right tributary of the Nizina River . The glacier tongue of the West Fork Glacier is in retreat.
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