North Swiftcurrent Glacier

North Swiftcurrent Glacier
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, USA
Coordinates	48°47′20″N 113°46′08″W / 48.78889°N 113.76889°W / 48.78889; -113.76889Coordinates: 48°47′20″N 113°46′08″W / 48.78889°N 113.76889°W / 48.78889; -113.76889[1]
Area	Approximately 19 acres (0.077 km2) in 2005[2]
Terminus	Talus
Status	Retreating

North Swiftcurrent Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated immediately to the east of the Continental Divide and north of Swiftcurrent Mountain at an elevation between 8,000 feet (2,400 m) and 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above sea level.^[3] North Swiftcurrent Glacier consists of several remnant glaciers and additional ice patches, none of which exceed 19 acres (0.077 km²) in surface area and do not meet the threshold of 25 acres (0.10 km²) often cited as being the minimum size to qualify as an active glacier. The glacier lost over 32 percent of its area between 1966 and 2005.^[2]

Cited references

1. ^ "North Swiftcurrent Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:774861. Retrieved 2010-10-09. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (pdf). United States Geological Survey. 2010. http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/products/GlacierRecession_infosheet2010_SRC_040910.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-23. 
3. ^ "Ahern Pass, MT" (Map). TopoQuest (USGS Quad). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.78887&lon=-113.76901&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2010-10-09. 

See also

• List of glaciers in the United States
• Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)