Casement Glacier

Casement Glacier is a 14 miles (23 km) long glacier in the Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska (USA).[3] It was named in 1890 by Harry Fielding Reid in honour of R.L. Casement, member of Reid expedition on SS George W. Elder.[4] Back then Casement Glacier was first north tributary of Muir Glacier and not yet completely detached one.[5]

Casement Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
Coordinates59°02′N 135°56′W
Length14 miles (23 km) [1]
TerminusSea level
StatusRetreating[2]

Geography

The glacier has its feeding area at 1200 m altitude on the southern flank of the Takhinsha Mountains in the Alsek Ranges.[6] There it borders the Davidson Glacier, which in contrast flows east to the Lynn Canal. The Casement glacier, with an average width of 1.8 km, flows in predominantly south-southwest direction and ends at about 300 m. The 13 km long outflow flows into the Adams Inlet, an eastern side bay of the Muir Inlet.[3]

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See also

References

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