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December 8, 2011
Gunn Glacier Retreat, lake expansion, New Zealand
Gunn Glacier is a small cirque glacier that lies beneath Mount Gunn. A lake has formed recently and is continuing to expand. The 2000 based map of the area published in , does not show a lake, but does at the terminus indicate a small water body surrounded by snow. By 2015 the lake is shown in New Zealand Topo replacing much of the glacier area. . Topographic Map from 2000 …
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.