Grand Pacific Glacier
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This article is about the retreating glacier. For the associated national park, see Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
Grand Pacific Glacier is a 25 km (16 mi) long glacier in British Columbia and Alaska. It begins in Glacier Bay National Park in the St. Elias Mountains, 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Mount Hay, trends east into the Grand Pacific Pass area of British Columbia, and then southeast to the head of Tarr Inlet at Alaska-Canada boundary, 68 miles (109 km) west of Skagway.[1]
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Grand Pacific Glacier | |
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Location | Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S. |
Coordinates | 59°11′N 137°18′W |
Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
Status | Retreating |
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