Teepe Glacier

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Teepe Glacier
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Teepe Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
Coordinates 43°44′09″N110°47′53″W / 43.73583°N 110.79806°W / 43.73583; -110.79806 Coordinates: 43°44′09″N110°47′53″W / 43.73583°N 110.79806°W / 43.73583; -110.79806 [1]
Area5.4 acres (2.2 ha)
Length.20 mi (0.32 km)
TerminusMoraine
StatusRetreating

Teepe Glacier is below the northeast face of Teepe Pillar in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States. The glacier is immediately southeast of Grand Teton in the heart of the Cathedral Group collection of high peaks in the Teton Range. [2] Between 1967 and 2006, Teepe Glacier lost approximately 60 percent of its surface area, shrinking from 13 to 5 acres (5.3 to 2.0 ha). [3]

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References

  1. "Teepe Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  2. Grand Teton, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 12, 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. Edmunds, Jake; et al. (February 2012). "Glacier Variability (1967-2006) in the Teton Range, Wyoming, United States". Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 48 (1): 187–196. doi:10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00607.x.