Miche Wabun Glacier
Appearance
Miche Wabun Glacier | |
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Typ | Glacieret |
Standort | Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
Coordinates | 48°56′51″N 113°50′03″W / 48.94750°N 113.83417°W[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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Miche Wabun Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ a b "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ Mount Cleveland, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ Brown, Matthew (April 7, 2010). "Glacier National Park loses two more glaciers". USA Today. Retrieved September 22, 2012.