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Kahiltna Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Kahiltna Glacier is the longest glacier in the Alaska Range, stretching about forty four miles from its source on the southwest slope of Denali near Kahiltna Pass, at an elevation of roughly 10,320 feet. Its main channel flows south between Mount Foraker to the west and Mount Hunter to the east. The glacier was first recorded as the Car-ilt-nu Glacier by the explorer Lieutenant J. S. Herron in 1902, and it also carries the alternate name Kagheltnu Lia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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National Park or Reserve 1
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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: Kahiltna 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: Kahiltna Glacier
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United States

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Source Wikidata: Kahiltna Glacier
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1. Kahiltna Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Its main channel runs almost due south between Mount Foraker to the west and Mount Hunter to the east.
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Wikidata: Kahiltna Glacier
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