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Columbia Glacier (Canada)
Columbia Glacier may refer to: * Columbia Glacier (Alaska), a glacier in Alaska, USA * Columbia Glacier (Washington), a glacier in Washington, USA *Columbia Icefield, a glacier field in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Glacier (Alaska)
__NOTOC__ The Columbia Glacier is 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 Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ..., one of several glaciers in the area named for elite U.S. colleges by the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899. The head of the main branch of the glacier originates at the saddle between Mount Witherspoon and Mount Einstein. The Alaska Marine Highway vessel M/V ''Columbia'' is named after the Columbia Glacier. Size The glacier twists its way through western Alaska's Chugach Mountains. The bald streak at the bottom of the mountains, called the trimline, shows this glacier h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Glacier (Washington)
__NOTOC__ Columbia Glacier is a glacier located in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness in the U.S. state of Washington. It descends from to above sea level. It is surrounded by Columbia Peak, Monte Cristo Peak, and Kyes Peak and is a source of water for Blanca Lake and Troublesome Creek, a tributary of the North Fork Skykomish River. The glacier retreated between 1979 and 2004. The retreat is due to recent reduced winter snowpack and more summer melting leading to negative mass balance. The glacier is in disequilibrium with climate and will continue to thin and retreat. See also *List of glaciers in the United States This is a list of glaciers existing in the United States, currently or in recent centuries. These glaciers are located in nine states, all in the Rocky Mountains or farther west. The southernmost named glacier among them is the Lilliput Glacier ... References Glaciers of the North Cascades Glaciers of Snohomish County, Washington Glaciers of Was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
