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June 20, 2012
Great Glacier Retreat, Stikine Icefield, BC Canada
Great Glacier is the largest outlet glacier of the Stikine Icefield terminating in Canada. The name came from the large expanse of the glacier in the lowlands of the Stikine River during the late 19th and early 20th century, that has now become a large lake. The glacier filled what is now a large lake at the terminus of the glacier pushing the Stikine River to the east side of …
Dean of Academic Affairs at Nichols College and Professor of Environmental Science at Nichols College in Massachusetts since 1989. Glaciologist directing the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project since 1984. This project monitors the mass balance and behavior of more glaciers than any other in North America.