Grant Glacier

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Grant Glacier
Grant Glacier as seen in 1998
Grant Glacier as seen in 1998
Type Cirque glacier
Location Montana, U.S.
Coordinates 48°19′22″N, 113°45′03″W
Length .20 miles (.32 km)
Status Retreating

Grant Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Flathead National Forest. The glacier is situated in a cirque and lies below the east slopes of Mount Grant (8,590 ft/2,618 m).[1] Grant Glacier is just south of Stanton Glacier and both are southwest of Glacier National Park (U.S.). Images taken of the glacier in 1902 and from the same vantage point in 1998 indicate that the glacier retreated substantially during the 20th Century.[2]

Comparing the image at right taken in 1998, with this image taken in 1902, substantial retreat of Grant Glacier over the course of the 20th Century is apparent
Comparing the image at right taken in 1998, with this image taken in 1902, substantial retreat of Grant Glacier over the course of the 20th Century is apparent


[edit] Cited references

  1. ^ Grant Glacier, USGS Pinnacle (MT) Topo Map (Map). Topozone. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
  2. ^ Image Gallery: Glaciers Before and After. Live Science. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.

[edit] See also

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