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  2. Portage Glacier - Wikipedia

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    Portage Glacier has retreated substantially since this image was taken in 1958 (Bard Peak to left) Portage Glacier is a glacier on the Kenai Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska [1] and is included within the Chugach National Forest. It is located south of Portage Lake and 6 km (4 mi) west of Whittier.

  3. Mendenhall Glacier - Wikipedia

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    Mendenhall Glacier (Tlingit: Áakʼw Tʼáak Sítʼ) is a glacier about 13.6 miles (21.9 km) long located in Mendenhall Valley, about 12 miles (19 km) from downtown Juneau in the southeast area of the U.S. state of Alaska. [2] The glacier and surrounding landscape is protected as part of the 5,815 acres (2,353 ha) Mendenhall Glacier Recreation ...

  4. Hubbard Glacier - Wikipedia

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    Hubbard Glacier (Lingít: Sít' Tlein) is a glacier located in Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve in eastern Alaska and Kluane National Park and Reserve in Yukon, Canada, and named after Gardiner Hubbard.

  5. What’s happening to Alaska’s glaciers and how it ... - AOL

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    A National Park Service report on Alaska's glaciers noted glaciers within Alaska national parks shrank 8% between the 1950s and early 2000s and glacier-covered area across the state decreased by ...

  6. Margerie Glacier - Wikipedia

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    Margerie Glacier is a 21 mi (34 km) long tidewater glacier in Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States within the boundaries of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. The glacier begins on the southern slopes of Mount Root , elevation 12,860 feet (3,920 m), on the Alaska – Canada border flowing southeast down the valley, then turning to the ...

  7. List of glaciers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Exit Glacier, Alaska. Glaciers are located in ten states, with the vast majority in Alaska. [1] The southernmost named glacier is the Lilliput Glacier in Tulare County, east of the Central Valley of California.

  8. Malaspina Glacier - Wikipedia

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    The Malaspina Glacier (Tlingit: Sít' Tlein) in southeastern Alaska is the largest piedmont glacier in the world. Situated at the head of the Alaska Panhandle, it is about 65 km (40 mi) wide and 45 km (28 mi) long, with an area of some 3,900 km 2 (1,500 sq mi), [1] approximately the same size as the state of Rhode Island.

  9. Harding Icefield - Wikipedia

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    Harding Icefield panorama near Exit Glacier Harding Icefield near Tustumena Glacier Stranded Icebergs near Harding Icefield. The Harding Icefield is an expansive icefield located in the Kenai Mountains of the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. It is also partially located in Kenai Fjords National Park. It is named for U.S. President Warren G. Harding.