- East Torrey Glacier
Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = East Torrey Glacier
caption =
type = Mountain glacier
location =Wyoming ,United States
coordinates = coord|43|19|02|N|109|40|02|W|type:glacier_region:US-WY
area =
length = .5 mile (.8 km)
thickness =
terminus = moraines
status = retreatingEast Torrey Glacier is located in
Shoshone National Forest , in theU.S. state ofWyoming on the east side of theContinental Divide in the northernWind River Range . [cite web| first=| last=|title =USGS Downs Mountain (WY) Topo Map| work =USGS Quad maps|publisher =TopoQuest| date =| url =http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=43.31722&lon=-109.66655&size=l&u=6&datum=nad27&layer=DRG| format =Map| accessdate = 2008-07-04] Situated in theFitzpatrick Wilderness , East Torrey Glacier is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the AmericanRocky Mountains . The glacier has split into three separate glaciers and has retreated well above twoproglacial lakes .Cited references
ee also
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List of glaciers
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