Miche Wabun Glacier
Type | Glacieret |
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Location | Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, USA |
Coordinates | 48°56′51″N 113°50′03″W / 48.94750°N 113.83417°W[1] |
Area | Less than 25 acres (0.10 km2) in 2010[2] |
Terminus | Talus |
Status | Retreating |
Miche Wabun Glacier is a glacier remnant (glacieret) located in the U.S. state of Montana in the northeastern region of Glacier National Park (U.S.). The glacieret is situated in a cirque to the east of Goat Haunt Mountain.[3] Miche Wabun Glacier was measured in 2009 to have retreated to less than 25 acres (0.10 km2) in area, considered to be a minimal size to qualify as being considered an active glacier.[4] Between 1966 and 2005, the glacier lost over 55 percent of its surface area.[2]
Cited references
- ^ "Miche Wabun Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ a b "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (pdf). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ "Miche Wabun Glacier" (Map). Retrieved 2010-04-08.
- ^ Brown, Matthew (April 7, 2010). "Glacier National Park loses two more glaciers". USA Today. Billings, Montana. Retrieved 2010-07-03.