Tana Glacier
Appearance
Tana Glacier | |
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![]() Western Tributary of Tana Glacier | |
Typ | Valley glacier |
Standort | Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, U.S. |
Coordinates | 60°43′53″N 142°43′51″W / 60.73139°N 142.73083°W |
Length | 17 mi (27 km) |
Terminus | outwash plains |
Status | Retreating |
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Tana Glacier is a 17 mi (27 km) long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It begins at Bagley Icefield and flows northwest to its 1950 terminus near the head of the Tana River. Its name, of Alaska Native origin, was first recorded by prospectors in 1900. The warmest month is August, at -2 °C, and the coldest month is January, at -20 °C.[2][3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "USGS Bering Glacier C-5 (AK) Topo Map". Topozone. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA.
External links
[edit]Media related to Tana Glacier at Wikimedia Commons