Tana Glacier

Tana Glacier
Western Tributary of Tana Glacier
Map showing the location of Tana Glacier
Type Valley glacier
Coordinates 60°43′53″N 142°43′51″W / 60.73139°N 142.73083°W / 60.73139; -142.73083Coordinates: 60°43′53″N 142°43′51″W / 60.73139°N 142.73083°W / 60.73139; -142.73083
Length 17 miles (27 km)
Terminus outwash plains
Status retreating

Tana Glacier is a 17-mile-long (27 km) glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It begins at Bagley Icefield and flows northwest to its 1950 terminus near the head of the Tana River. Its name, of Alaska Native origin, was first recorded by prospectors in 1900. The warmest month is August, at -2 ° C , and the coldest month is January, at -20 ° C.[2] [3] [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "USGS Bering Glacier C-5 (AK) Topo Map". Topozone. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
  2. ↑ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC.
  3. ↑ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS.
  4. ↑ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA.


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