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Juneau Icefield

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Juneau Icefield spans roughly 3,900 square kilometers of the Coast Mountains just north of Juneau, Alaska, extending across the border into British Columbia. It feeds more than 40 large valley glaciers and about 100 smaller ones, including the well known Mendenhall and Taku glaciers. 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: Juneau Icefield

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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: Juneau Icefield
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
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Juneau Icefield (Wikipedia)
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The Juneau Icefield is an ice field located just north of Juneau, Alaska, continuing north through the border with British Columbia, extending through an area of 3,900 square kilometres (1,500 mi2) in the Coast Range ranging 140 km (87 mi) north to south and 75 km (47 mi) east to west.
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Wikidata: Juneau Icefield
Wikidata Q1518380, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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