- Chaney Glacier
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Chaney Glacier
Researchers traverse Chaney Glacier in 2004Type cirque glacier Location Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, USA Coordinates 48°51′06″N 113°49′48″W / 48.85167°N 113.83°WCoordinates: 48°51′06″N 113°49′48″W / 48.85167°N 113.83°W[1] Area 93 acres (0.38 km2) in 2005[2] Length .20 miles (.32 km) Terminus Talus Status Retreating Chaney Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park (U.S.). The glacier is situated in a cirque to the northeast of Mount Kipp on the eastern side (Glacier County) of the Continental Divide.[3] Chaney Glacier is one of several glaciers that have been selected for monitoring by the U.S. Geological Survey's Glacier Monitoring Research program, which is researching changes to the mass balance of glaciers in and surrounding Glacier National Park. The glacier is being monitored using remote sensing equipment and repeat photography, where images of the glacier are taken from identical locations periodically.[4]
Since 1911, Chaney glacier has retreated considerably. Between 1966 and 2005, the glacier lost over 29 percent of its surface area.[2] The repeat photographs below document the changes to the glacier from 1911 to 2005.
Cited references
- ^ "Chaney Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:769754. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ 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 2010-10-24.
- ^ "Chaney Glacier, USGS Ahern Pass (MT) Topo Map" (Map). TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.85164&lon=-113.83012&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "Monitoring and Assessing Glacier Changes and Their Associated Hydrologic and Ecologic Effects in Glacier National Park". U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center. 2007. http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/Secondary_Network.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
See also
- List of glaciers in the United States
- Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Glaciers of Montana Agassiz Glacier · Ahern Glacier · Baby Glacier · Beartooth Glacier · Blackfoot Glacier · Blackwell Glacier · Boulder Glacier · Carter Glaciers · Castle Rock Glacier · Chaney Glacier · Dixon Glacier · Fissure Glacier · Gem Glacier · Grant Glacier · Granite Glacier · Grasshopper Glacier · Gray Wolf Glacier · Grinnell Glacier · Harris Glacier · Harrison Glacier · Herbst Glacier · Hidden Glacier · Hopper Glacier · Hudson Glacier · Ipasha Glacier · Jackson Glacier · Kintla Glacier · Logan Glacier · Lupfer Glacier · McDonald Glacier · Miche Wabun Glacier · Mountaineer Glacier · North Swiftcurrent Glacier · Old Sun Glacier · Phantom Glacier · Piegan Glacier · Pumpelly Glacier · Pumpkin Glacier · Rainbow Glacier · Red Eagle Glacier · Sexton Glacier · Shepard Glacier · Siyeh Glacier · Sky Top Glacier · Snowbank Glacier · Sperry Glacier · Stanton Glacier · Sundance Glacier · Sunrise Glacier · Swan Glaciers · Swiftcurrent Glacier · The Salamander Glacier · Thunderbird Glacier · Two Ocean Glacier · Vulture Glacier · Weasel Collar Glacier · Whitecrow Glacier · Wolf GlacierCategories:- Glaciers of Glacier County, Montana
- Glaciers of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
- Montana geography stubs
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