Klondike Glacier
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| Klondike Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Wyoming, United States |
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| Length | .32 mile (.5 km) |
| Terminus | proglacial lake |
| Status | retreating |
Klondike Glacier is located in Shoshone National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming on the east of the Continental Divide in the Wind River Range.[1] Klondike Glacier is in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, and is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. The glacier flows east into a proglacial lake and shares a glacial margin with Grasshopper Glacier to the north.
[edit] Cited references
- ^ Grasshopper Glacier, USGS Gannett Peak (WY) Topo Map (Map). USGS Quad maps. Topozone. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
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