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  2. Tidewater glacier cycle - Wikipedia

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    Observations of Alaskan tidewater calving glaciers prompted Austin Post [2] to describe the tidewater calving glacier advance/retreat cycle: (1) advancing, (2) stable-extended, (3) drastically retreating, or (4) stable-retracted. The following is a detailed review of the tidewater glacier cycle derived by Post, with numerous cited examples, the ...

  3. Margerie Glacier - Wikipedia

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    Margerie Glacier is a 21 mi (34 km) long tidewater glacier in Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States within the boundaries of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. The glacier begins on the southern slopes of Mount Root , elevation 12,860 feet (3,920 m), on the Alaska – Canada border flowing southeast down the valley, then turning to the ...

  4. Columbia Glacier (Alaska) - Wikipedia

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    The Columbia Glacier, a glacier in Prince William Sound on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, is one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world, and has been retreating since the early 1980s. It was named after Columbia University, one of several glaciers in the area named for elite U.S. colleges by the Harriman Alaska Expedition in ...

  5. What’s happening to Alaska’s glaciers and how it ... - AOL

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    A National Park Service report on Alaska's glaciers noted glaciers within Alaska national parks shrank 8% between the 1950s and early 2000s and glacier-covered area across the state decreased by ...

  6. Taku Glacier - Wikipedia

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    Taku Glacier (Lingít: T'aaḵú Ḵwáan Sít'i) is a tidewater glacier located in Taku Inlet in the U.S. state of Alaska, just southeast of the city of Juneau.Recognized as the deepest and thickest alpine temperate glacier known in the world, the Taku Glacier is measured at 4,845 feet (1,477 m) thick. [2]

  7. Hubbard Glacier - Wikipedia

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    The glacier is close to sealing off Russell Fjord at top from Disenchantment Bay at bottom. The longest source for Hubbard Glacier originates 122 kilometres (76 mi) from its snout and is located at about 61°00′N 140°09′W  /  61.000°N 140.150°W  / 61.000; -140.150 , approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Mount Walsh with an ...

  8. I've been on 4 Alaskan cruises, and it's the only route I ...

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    Glacier Bay, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to some of the world's most impressive glaciers. Everyone should experience Hubbard Glacier. Hubbard Glacier is the largest tidewater ...

  9. Glacier - Wikipedia

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    A glacier originates at a location called its glacier head and terminates at its glacier foot, snout, or terminus. Glaciers are broken into zones based on surface snowpack and melt conditions. [ 22 ] The ablation zone is the region where there is a net loss in glacier mass.