Tazlina Glacier

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Tazlina Glacier
Tazlina glacier terminus region
Tazlina glacier terminus region
Type Valley glacier
Location Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates 61°35′16″N, 146°31′45″W
Length 25 miles (40 km)
Terminus outwash plains
Status retreating

Tazlina Glacier is a 25-mile-long (40 km) glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It begins 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Mount Cashman and flows north to its terminus one mile (1.6 km) south of Tazlina Lake and 43 miles (69 km) north of Valdez. Tazlina glacier is the largest northward flowing glacier in the Chugach Mountains. The terminus of the glacier is retreating and thinning.[2]

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[edit] Cited references

  1. ^ USGS Valdez C-7 (AK) Topo Map. Topozone. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
  2. ^ Alaskan Glaciers. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.

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