Van Trump Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Van Trump Glacier


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type = Mountain glacier
location = Mount Rainier, Washington, U.S.
coordinates = coord|46|49|05|N|121|45|41|W|type:glacier
area = convert|0.2|sqmi|km2|1, 1983Cite web|title= DESCRIPTION: Mount Rainier Glaciers and Glaciations - Mount Rainier Glacier Hazards and Glacial Outburst Floods|url=http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Rainier/Glaciers/description_rainier_glaciers.html|accessdate= 2007-11-19|publisher=USGS]
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The Van Trump Glacier is actually a scattering of glaciers and snowfields located on the southern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. Named after P. B. Van Trump, the glacier covers convert|0.2|sqmi|km2|1 and contains 500 million ft³ (14 million m³) of ice. The glacier is located between the Wilson Glacier to the east and the Kautz Glacier to the west. The elevation of the scattering ranges from Convert|7000|ft|m|-2 at the lower end to Convert|9800|ft|m|-2|abbr=on on the upper reaches of the glacier. [Cite web|title=Van Trump Glacier, USGS Mount Rainier West (WA) Topo Map|work=USGS Quad maps|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=46.81908&lon=-121.76284&datum=nad27&zoom=4|publisher=TopoQuest.com|accessdate=2008-05-17] Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Nisqually River.

ee also

*List of glaciers

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