Muldrow Glacier
Muldrow Glacier | |
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McKinley Glacier | |
Type | Valley glacier |
Location | Denali Borough, Alaska, U.S. |
Coordinates | 63°15′38″N 150°26′14″W / 63.26056°N 150.43722°W |
Status | growing |
Muldrow Glacier, also known as McKinley Glacier, is a large glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. Native names for the glacier include, Henteel No' Loo' and Henteel No' Loot.[1]
The glacier originates from the Great Icefall of
U.S. Geological Survey topographer Robert Muldrow.[4]
In 2021, the glacier was noted to be growing in a surge that greatly exceeds the scant previous records of its status. In April that year scientists were documenting growth of the glacier at one hundred times its normal rate, advancing up to ninety feet a day during the prior few months.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Muldrow Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^ "Map of Denali National Park and Preserve". Denali National Park and Preserve. National Park Service. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-56695-328-3.
- ^ Baker, Marcus (1906). Geographic Dictionary of Alaska. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 448.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
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