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April 29, 2019

Excelsior Glacier, Alaska Retreat Leads to Lake Doubling in Size

Excelsior Glacier retreat from 1994 to 2018 in Landsat images from 1994, 2011 and 2018.  The red arrow is the 1994 terminus location and the yellow arrow is the 2018 terminus location.  Point A and B are on the south and northwest side of the eastern tributary of the glacier. Excelsior Glacier is an outlet glacier of the Sargent Icefield, on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, that has terminated in …

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