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January 4, 2015
Nizina Glacier Retreat, Lake Formation, Alaska
If you have heard of Nizina Glacier in the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska it is probably because you have contemplated a float trip down the Nizina River from Nizina Lake. In 1990 there was no lake, since 2000 the lake has provided a good location for float planes to land. In 2014 the lake has reached a new maximum in size and minimum in icebergs on its surface. Here we …