Holgate Glacier

Holgate Glacier
Holgate Glacier Location in Alaska
Type	Tidewater/mountain glacier (valley glacier)
Location	Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Coordinates	59°52′N149°55′W / 59.867°N 149.917°W / 59.867; -149.917
Terminus	Holgate Arm, Aialik Bay
Status	Advancing

Holgate Glacier is a glacier located in the U.S. state of Alaska, in Kenai Fjords National Park. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It flows outward from the Harding Icefield toward Holgate Arm of Aialik Bay. Tour boats from Seward, Alaska offer tourists the opportunity to view the glacier.

See also

• Glacial lake outburst flood
• Ice calving
• List of glaciers

References

1. "Redirecting" . Retrieved 3 March 2017.
2. "Alaska Glaciers: Then & Now - View Historic Photos of Alaska's Glaciers" . Retrieved 3 March 2017.
3. "Holgate Public Use Cabin - Kenai Fjords National Park (U.S. National Park Service)" . Retrieved 3 March 2017.
4. "Glacier and Landscape Change in Response to Changing Climate. Repeat photography of Alaskan glaciers". United States Geological Survey . 2012-05-30. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 3 March 2017.

External links

• Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change, U.S. Geological Survey
• U.S. Geological Survey: Sequence of photographs showing the 2002 ice blockage and breakthrough ^{[ permanent dead link ]}