Shelf Glacier

Shelf Glacier
Type Valley glacier
Location Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates 62°27′33″N 152°43′58″W / 62.45917°N 152.73278°W / 62.45917; -152.73278Coordinates: 62°27′33″N 152°43′58″W / 62.45917°N 152.73278°W / 62.45917; -152.73278

Shelf Glacier is a glacier in the Alaska Range of Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier begins in the Kichatna Mountains on the side of Kichatna Spire, moving north. It is a tributary to neighboring Shadows Glacier, which with Cul-de-sac Glacier feeds the west fork of the Yentna River.[1][2]

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Cited references

  1. ↑ Denali National Park and Preserve (Map). !:225,000. National Geographic Maps. 2007. ISBN 978-1-56695-328-3.
  2. ↑ "Shelf Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-3. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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