Eldridge Glacier
Eldridge Glacier | |
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Type | Valley glacier |
Location | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, U.S. |
Coordinates | 63°01′24″N 150°07′26″W / 63.02333°N 150.12389°WCoordinates: 63°01′24″N 150°07′26″W / 63.02333°N 150.12389°W |
Length | 30 miles (48 km) |
Eldridge Glacier is a major glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The 30-mile (48 km) long glacier originates on the east side of , flowing northeast to a basin below Mount Eldridge, gathering flow from several glaciated cirques, then flowing southeast to the valley of the Chulitna River, where it gives rise to the . A large unnamed tributary glacier joins Eldridge Glacier a few miles above its terminus.[1][2][3]
See also[]
Cited references[]
- ^ "Map of Denali National Park and Preserve". Denali National Park and Preserve. National Park Service. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ Denali National Park and Preserve (Map). !:225,000. National Geographic Maps. 2007. ISBN 978-1-56695-328-3.
- ^ "Eldridge Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
Categories:
- Glaciers of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
- Glaciers of Denali National Park and Preserve
- Glaciers of Alaska
- Alaska glacier stubs