Miche Wabun Glacier

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Miche Wabun Glacier
Miche Wabun Glacier
Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, USA
Type Glacieret
Coordinates 48°56′51″N 113°50′03″W / 48.94750°N 113.83417°W / 48.94750; -113.83417Coordinates: 48°56′51″N 113°50′03″W / 48.94750°N 113.83417°W / 48.94750; -113.83417[1]
Area Less than 25 acres (0.10 km2) in 2010[2]
Terminus Talus
Status Retreating

Miche Wabun Glacier is a glacier remnant (glacieret) in the U.S. state of Montana in the northeastern region of Glacier National Park. The glacieret is situated in a cirque to the east of Goat Haunt Mountain.[3] Miche Wabun Glacier was measured in 2010 to have retreated to less than 25 acres (0.10 km2) in area, considered to be a minimal size to qualify as being considered an active glacier.[4] Between 1966 and 2005, the glacier lost over 55 percent of its surface area.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Miche Wabun Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-22. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (pdf). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved 2012-09-22. 
  3. ↑ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Cleveland, MT (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.94748&lon=-113.83428&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  4. ↑ Brown, Matthew (April 7, 2010). "Glacier National Park loses two more glaciers". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-09-22. 
Glaciers of Montana
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