Kintla Glacier
Glacier in the United States
48°55′44″N 114°11′55″W / 48.92889°N 114.19861°W / 48.92889; -114.19861[1]Kintla Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated on a plateau 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Kintla Peak at an elevation between 8,700 feet (2,700 m) and 7,700 feet (2,300 m) above sea level.[3] The glacier has numerous crevasses and is actually two glaciers with a combined area of 280 acres (110 ha) as of 2005, a 34 percent decrease in area from 1966.[2]
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See also
- List of glaciers in the United States
- Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)
References
- ^ "Kintla Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
- ^ a b "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
- ^ Kintla Peak, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-09-23.
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Glaciers of Montana
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