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January 12, 2014
East Novatak Glacier Retreat, Alaska
Landsat comparison of East Novatak Glacier from 1984 to 2013. Red arrow is 1984 terminus, yellow arrow 2013 terminus. B denotes an expanding proglacial lake. Novatak Glacier and a large unnamed south-flowing glacier to the east, here designated as East Novatak Glacier, were connected when first mapped by the International Border Commission in the 1906-08 period. By the 1950’s maps indicated the Novatak and East Novatak Glacier have separated, with …