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Klutlan Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Klutlan Glacier is a glacier about 64 kilometers long in the U.S. state of Alaska, located southwest of Mount Nazirean and flowing east across the border into Canada before turning north to form the headwaters of the Klutlan River. Its native name was recorded in 1891 by C. W. Hayes of the United States Geological Survey. 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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Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
Protected Status
UNESCO World Heritage Site 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: Klutlan Glacier

In Discipline

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: Klutlan Glacier
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Source Wikidata: Klutlan Glacier
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Klutlan Glacier, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN
  • name_eng and desig_eng
    "name_eng": "Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek", "desig_eng": "World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)"
  • desig_eng, designation 33 of the point search
    "name_eng": "Wrangell-St. Elias", "desig_eng": "National Park"
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Klutlan Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Klutlan Glacier is a 40-mile (64 km) long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska.
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Wikidata: Klutlan Glacier
Wikidata Q1776647, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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