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Bryn Mawr Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Bryn Mawr Glacier is a 4.5-mile-long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska, trending southeast to the Harvard Arm of College Fjord about 2 miles northwest of College Point and 52 miles west of Valdez. It was named for Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania by members of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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Caused By

Glaciation, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Bryn Mawr Glacier

In Discipline

Glaciology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Bryn Mawr Glacier
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Found In

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Bryn Mawr Glacier
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Bryn Mawr Glacier, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCNname_eng and desig_eng
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"name_eng": "Nellie Juan-College Fiord", "desig_eng": "Wilderness Study Area"
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Bryn Mawr Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Lead section
Bryn Mawr Glacier is a 4.5-mile-long (7.2 km) glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska.
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Wikidata: Bryn Mawr Glacier
Wikidata Q4980898, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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