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Andrews Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Andrews Glacier is a small alpine glacier in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, sitting in a cirque below Otis Peak at 3,806 meters. It descends from Andrews Pass at nearly 12,000 feet to about 11,700 feet, with its perennial snow extending down to Andrews Tarn, a small proglacial lake below the ice. Comparisons of early 1900s photographs with images from the early 2000s show the glacier has a negative mass balance and continues to retreat. 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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National Park or Reserve 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: Andrews 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: Andrews Glacier
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1. Andrews Glacier (Wikipedia)
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    Andrews Glacier is an alpine glacier in a cirque below Otis Peak (12,486 ft (3,806 m)) in Rocky Mountain National Park in the U.S. state of Colorado.
  • Entity description, protection designation
    Andrews Glacier is a small alpine glacier in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, sitting in a cirque below Otis Peak at 3,806 meters. It descends from Andrews Pass at ne
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Wikidata: Andrews Glacier
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