Variegated Glacier

Coordinates: 60°0′N 139°8′W / 60.000°N 139.133°W / 60.000; -139.133
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Variegated Glacier
Glaciers of Russell Fjord
Map showing the location of Variegated Glacier
Map showing the location of Variegated Glacier
Variegated Glacier
LocationYakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates60°0′N 139°8′W / 60.000°N 139.133°W / 60.000; -139.133[1]
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Variegated Glacier is one of several glaciers which connect to Russell Fjord in Alaska. Variegated Glacier has been of considerable scientific interest because it surges every 20 years.[2] [3]

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  1. ^ Way: Variegated Glacier (71972403) OpenStreetMap
  2. ^ "Wrangell St. Elias National Park/Preserve". National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  3. ^ Kamb, B.; Raymond, C.F.; Harrison, W.D.; et al. (1985). "Glacier Surge Mechanism: 1982-1983 Surge of Variegated Glacier, Alaska". Science. 227 (4686): 469–479.