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The Gulf of Alaska (Tlingit: Yéil T'ooch’) [1] is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east, where Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage are found.
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).
Regions of the park closest to the Gulf of Alaska have a relatively mild climate with significant rainfall and comparatively low snowfall. Lower Glacier Bay is a transitional zone, and upper Glacier Bay is cold and snowy. Access to the land can be difficult, since the glacial fjords have steep walls that rise directly from the water.
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 ...
Map of Yakutat Bay Glacier-carved mountains near Yakutat Bay. Yakutat Bay (Lingít: Yaakwdáat G̱eeyí) is a 29-km-wide (18 mi) bay in the U.S. state of Alaska, extending southwest from Disenchantment Bay to the Gulf of Alaska. "Yakutat" is a Tlingit name reported as "Jacootat" and "Yacootat" by Yuri Lisyansky in 1805.
Bering Glacier is a glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It currently terminates in Vitus Lake south of Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the Gulf of Alaska. Combined with the Bagley Icefield, where the snow that feeds the glacier accumulates, the Bering is the largest glacier in North America.
The smaller Cascade and Crillon glaciers and the larger Lituya Glacier all spill into Lituya Bay, which is a part of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Cenotaph Island is located roughly in the middle of the bay. The entrance of the bay is approximately 500 m (0.31 mi) wide, with a narrow navigable channel. [3]
On a single summer’s day in 2018, two people were killed hiking on Alaska glaciers. A 32-year-old woman died after being hit by chunks of ice falling from Byron Glacier. To the east, near the ...