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LeConte Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

LeConte Glacier is a glacier about 21 miles long and 1 mile wide in Petersburg Borough, Alaska, United States, flowing southwest to the head of LeConte Bay. It was named in 1887 by United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Charles M. Thomas in honor of the California geologist Joseph LeConte. 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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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: LeConte Glacier

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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: LeConte Glacier
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LeConte Glacier (Wikipedia)
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LeConte Glacier is a 21-mile (34 km) long and 1-mile (1.6 km) wide glacier in Petersburg Borough, Alaska, United States.
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Wikidata: LeConte Glacier
Wikidata Q1809675, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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