- Matthes Glaciers
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Matthes Glaciers Location Fresno County, California, United States Coordinates 37°13′40″N 118°45′33″W / 37.22778°N 118.75917°W[1] The Matthes Glaciers refers to a group of glaciers along the Glacier Divide in the Sierra Nevada, California. The glaciers were named for Francois E. Matthes.[1]
Their size in the last decades is reduced to only 15% of their original size when discovered by the Spanish conquistadores.[citation needed]
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Categories:- Glaciers of California
- Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Landforms of Fresno County, California
- California geography stubs
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