Brooks Glacier

Brooks Glacier
Type Valley glacier
Location Denali Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates 63°09′18″N 150°36′08″W / 63.15500°N 150.60222°W / 63.15500; -150.60222Coordinates: 63°09′18″N 150°36′08″W / 63.15500°N 150.60222°W / 63.15500; -150.60222
Length 9 miles (14 km)

Brooks Glacier is a glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier originates on the east face of Mount Silverthrone at Brooks Gap. The 9-mile (14 km) glacier moves northeast, joining Muldrow Glacier between Mount Brooks and Ragged Peak.[1][2] Brooks Glacier was named by T.G. Gerdine of the U.S. Geological Survey circa 1900 for geologist Alfred Hulse Brooks.[3]

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Cited references

  1. ↑ "Map of Denali National Park and Preserve". Denali National Park and Preserve. National Park Service. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Denali National Park and Preserve (Map). !:225,000. National Geographic Maps. 2007. ISBN 978-1-56695-328-3.
  3. ↑ "Brooks Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-1. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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