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Rainbow Glacier (Washington)

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Rainbow Glacier lies on the northeast slopes of Mount Baker in the North Cascades of Washington state. It descends to nearly 4,500 feet in elevation north of Lava Divide, and in the middle of its course connects with Park Glacier to its south and Mazama Glacier to its west. The glacier retreated about 4,494 feet between 1850 and 1950, advanced 1,679 feet during a cooler, wetter period from 1950 to 1979, and then retreated another 1,345 feet between 1980 and 2006. 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
Connections

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: Rainbow Glacier (Washington)

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: Rainbow Glacier (Washington)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Rainbow Glacier (Washington)
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Rainbow Glacier (Washington), World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCNname_eng and desig_eng
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"name_eng": "Mount Baker", "desig_eng": "Wilderness"
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Rainbow Glacier (Washington) (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Quote, Lead section
Rainbow Glacier is located on the northeast slopes of Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington.
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Wikidata: Rainbow Glacier (Washington)
Wikidata Q7284640, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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