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September 14, 2018

Yakutat Glacier Terminus Collapse Nears Completion, 45 km2 lost 2010-2018

Landsat images from 2010 and 2018 with terminus indicated by yellow dots in both, the orange dots indicate 2010 margin on 2018 image. Point A indicates the 1987 terminus location, pink arrows indicate icebergs. Main terminus now extends south near Point C. Northern terminus extends west from Point B. Yakutat Glacier, Alaska has experienced a spectacular retreat in the last decade losing 45 km² from 2010-2018.  The Yakutat Glacier during the 1894-1895 Alaskan …

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