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Mendenhall Glacier |
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Mendenhall GlacierBlue ice sheet, 12 mi (19 km) long, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) wide, and more than 100 ft (30 m) high. It flows from the southern half of the huge Juneau Icefield, which lies in the Boundary Ranges in southeastern Alaska, U.S. A relic of the Little Ice Age (16th century to the mid-19th century), it recedes about 100–150 ft (30–45 m) a year. The adjacent Mendenhall Lake began to form about 1900 and is now 1.5 mi (2.4 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Mendenhall Glacier, though not as massive as some of the glaciers in this part of Alaska (it's about 18 square miles), lies just a few miles northwest of town. Heading out of Juneau, we took one more look at the beautiful harbor, the huge Mendenhall Glacier and the snow-covered mountains. In August, three tourists and a pilot walked away from a small-plane crash landing on Mendenhall Glacier. |
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