Tustumena Glacier | |
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Type | Mountain glacier |
Location | Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, U.S. |
Coordinates | 59°59′47″N 150°21′34″W / 59.99639°N 150.35944°W |
Length | 20 miles (32 km) |
Terminus | Glacial lake |
Status | Retreating |
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The Tustumena Glacier is a
glacier located on the
Kenai Peninsula of
Alaska. The Tustumena Glacier begins in the
Harding Icefield and makes its way down west for about 20 miles (32 km) until its
terminus roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) before
Tustumena Lake. The glacier is retreating
[1] due to
global warming.
A small lake called Arctic Lake sits alongside Tustumena Glacier, with its outflow underneath the ice. This lake periodically fills up and then drains as the glacier moves, leaving icebergs stranded in the sand.
The Alaska Marine Highway ferry M/V Tustumena derives its name from this glacier.