The Knik Glacier is an ice field about 50 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska, at the northern end of the Chugach Mountains, averaging more than 25 miles long and over 5 miles across, making it one of the largest glaciers in south-central Alaska. It feeds the 25-mile Knik River, which empties into the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet, and its outlet blockage formed Lake George, a National Natural Landmark and the largest glacier-dammed lake in North America.
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The Knik Glacier (Dena'ina: Skitnu Łi'a) is an ice field located 50 miles (80 km) east of Anchorage, Alaska on the northern end of the Chugach Mountains.
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