| Yakutat Glacier | |
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| Retreat of 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 [1] |
| Area | 1,000 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| Length | 51 kilometres (32 mi) |
| Thickness | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Terminus | Harlequin Lake, the Gulf of Alaska. |
| Status | Retreating |
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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).