Swiftcurrent Glacier

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Swiftcurrent Glacier

Swiftcurrent Glacier as seen from Swiftcurrent Pass in 2006
Swiftcurrent Glacier
Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, USA
Type Cirque glacier
Coordinates 48°46′07″N 113°44′50″W / 48.76861°N 113.74722°W / 48.76861; -113.74722Coordinates: 48°46′07″N 113°44′50″W / 48.76861°N 113.74722°W / 48.76861; -113.74722[1]
Area 55.233 acres (223,520 m2)in 2005[2]
Status Retreating

Swiftcurrent Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.The glacier is on the east (Glacier County) side of the Continental Divide arête known as the Garden Wall.[3] Swiftcurrent Glacier is one of several glaciers that are being monitored to determine stream flow alterations that occur due to glacial retreat.[4] Compared to other glaciers in Glacier National Park, Swiftcurrent Glacier has experienced relatively slow retreat. As of 2005, the glacier had an area of 55 acres (0.22 km2), a 14 percent reduction since 1966.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Swiftcurrent Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-01. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved 2012-09-01. 
  3. ↑ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Many Glacier, MT (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.76860&lon=-113.74710&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Monitoring and Assessing Glacier Changes and Their Associated Hydrologic and Ecologic Effects in Glacier National Park". Secondary Glacier Network. United States Geological Survey. August 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-01. 
Glaciers of Montana
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