Swiftcurrent Glacier
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| Swiftcurrent Glacier | |
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| Type | cirque glacier |
| Location | Montana, U.S. |
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| Status | retreating |
Swiftcurrent Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park (U.S.). The glacier is on the east side of the Continental Divide arete known as the Garden Wall.[1] As of 2007, Swiftcurrent Glacier is one of several glaciers that are being monitored to determine stream flow alterations that occur due to glacial retreat.[2]
[edit] Cited references
- ^ Swiftcurrent Glacier, USGS Many Glacier (MT) Topo Map (Map). Topozone. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
- ^ Monitoring and Assessing Glacier Changes and Their Associated Hydrologic and Ecologic Effects in Glacier National Park. U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
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