Variegated Glacier

Variegated Glacier is one of several glaciers which connect to Russell Fjord in Alaska. Variegated Glacier has been of considerable scientific interest because it surges every 20 years.[1] [2]

Russell Fjord

See also

References
  1. "Wrangell St. Elias National Park/Preserve". National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  2. Kamb, B.; Raymond, C.F.; Harrison, W.D.; et al. (1985). "Glacier Surge Mechanism: 1982-1983 Surge of Variegated Glacier, Alaska". Science. 227 (4686): 469–479.


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