Darwin Glacier (California)

Darwin Glacier (California)

Darwin Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the north side of Mount Darwin in the Sierra Nevada, California.[1] The glacier is located in Kings Canyon National Park. The glacier inherited its name from Mount Darwin, named for Charles Robert Darwin.[2] In 2004, a study found that since 1900, Darwin Glacier had lost half its surface area.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Darwin Glacier (California)
  2. ^ Farquhar, Francis P. 1926. Place Names of the High Sierra. Publications of the Sierra Club No.62
  3. ^ Basagic, Hassan. "Quantifying Twentieth Century Glacier Change in the Sierra Nevada, California" (pdf). Masters Thesis. Portland State University, OR. http://www.glaciers.pdx.edu/Thesis/Basagic/basagic_thesis_2008.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-15. 

Coordinates: 37°10′18″N 118°40′19″W / 37.17167°N 118.67194°W / 37.17167; -118.67194



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