McCarty Glacier

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McCarty Glacier
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McCarty Glacier
TypeTidewater glacier
Location Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates 59°46′12″N150°13′15″W / 59.77000°N 150.22083°W / 59.77000; -150.22083
Area15 miles2 (24.6 km2)
Length10 miles (16.3 km)
Terminus McCarty Fiord
StatusRetreating
McCarty Glacier

The McCarty Glacier is a tidewater glacier located in the Harding Icefield in the Kenai Mountains of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.

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The glacier is named for William McCarty, a former resident of Seward.

The glacier has been severely affected by global warming and since the early 1900s its terminus has receded 15 km from the mouth of the bay. [1]

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References

  1. "Glacier and Landscape Change in Response to Changing Climate". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2025-07-02.