Yakutat Glacier

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Yakutat Glacier
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Retreat of Yakutat Glacier.
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Yakutat Glacier
Location Yakutat Ice Field, Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates 59°35′N138°38′W / 59.583°N 138.633°W / 59.583; -138.633 [1]
Area1,000 km2 (400 sq mi)
Length51 kilometres (32 mi)
Thickness550 m (1,800 ft)
Terminus Harlequin Lake, the Gulf of Alaska.
StatusRetreating
Yakutat Glacier

The Yakutat Glacier is a glacier in the Brabazon Range of southeastern Alaska. [2] It is one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world, and has been retreating since Little Ice Age. [3] [4] Approximate elevation 1,010 feet (310 meters).

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References

  1. Relation: Yakutat Glacier (12888863) OpenStreetMap
  2. "USGS Yakutat Glacier Topo Map in Yakutat County AK Topo Map". TopoZone . Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. Retreat of Yakutat Glacier August 21, 2014 by Adam Voiland, NASA
  4. Yakutat Glacier Rapid Retreat, Alaska by Mauri Pelto December 5, 2009