Coe Glacier

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Coe Glacier
Coe Glacier
Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon, USA
Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 45°23′00″N 121°41′40″W / 45.38333°N 121.69444°W / 45.38333; -121.69444Coordinates: 45°23′00″N 121°41′40″W / 45.38333°N 121.69444°W / 45.38333; -121.69444[1]
Area 296 acres (120 ha) (2004 estimate)
Terminus Moraines/Talus
Status Retreating

Coe Glacier is in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier is situated in the Cascade Range on the north slope of Mount Hood, at an elevation between 10,500 and 6,400 ft (3,200 and 2,000 m).[2]

Between 1907 and 2004, Coe Glacier lost 15% of its surface area. The glacier terminus retreated 390 metres (1,280 ft) over the same time period.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Coe Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-08-05. 
  2. ↑ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Hood North, OR (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=45.38345&lon=-121.69452&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  3. ↑ Jackson, Keith; Andrew Fountain (2007). "Spatial and morphological change on Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood, Oregon, USA" (pdf). Annals of Glaciology 46: 222–226. doi:10.3189/172756407782871152. Retrieved 2012-08-11. 
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