Tustumena Glacier
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| Tustumena Glacier | |
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| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Alaska, U.S. |
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| Length | 20 miles (32 km) |
| Terminus | Glacial lake |
| Status | Retreating |
The Tustumena Glacier is a glacier located on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. The Tustumena Glacier begins in the Harding Icefield and makes its way down west for about twenty miles until its terminus roughly five miles before Tustumena Lake. The glacier is retreating.[1]
A small lake called Arctic Lake sits alongside Tustumena Glacier, with its outflow underneath the ice. This lake periodically fills up and then drains as the glacier moves, leaving icebergs stranded in the sand.
The Alaska Marine Highway ferry M/V Tustumena derives its name from this glacier.
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[edit] Cited references
- ^ Bailey, Ted. Ecological Changes Obvious on the Kenai Peninsula. Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Refuge Notebook. U.S. Fish and Wildlife service. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
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