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Baby Glacier (Montana)

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Baby Glacier is a small glacier in Glacier National Park in Montana, sitting in a cirque on the northeast slope of Numa Peak at an elevation between about 6,800 and 7,200 feet. It covers approximately 19 acres, below the roughly 25-acre threshold often cited as the minimum size for an active glacier, and it lost a third of its surface area between 1966 and 2005. 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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Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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Glaciation, Processes
Source Baby Glacier (Montana) (Wikipedia)

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Glaciology, Disciplines
Source Baby Glacier (Montana) (Wikipedia)
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United States

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1. Baby Glacier (Montana) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Baby Glacier is a glacier located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park.
  • Lead section
    Baby Glacier is a glacier located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. Baby Glacier is situated in a cirque on the northeast slope of Numa Peak, at an elevation between 7,200 feet (2,200 m) and 6,800 feet (2,100 m) above sea level.
  • In Discipline: Glaciology, Lead section (in-discipline Glaciology)
    Baby Glacier is a glacier located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park.
  • Caused By: Glaciation, Lead section (caused-by Glaciation)
    Baby Glacier is a glacier located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park.
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Wikidata: Baby Glacier (Montana)
Wikidata Q4838288, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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