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December 4, 2019
Wright Glacier, Alaska Snowline and Terminus Retreat
Wright Glacier in 1984 and 2019 Landsat images. The red arrow indicates 1984 terminus location, yellow arrow 2019 terminus location, pink arrow where the surface slope steepens and red dots indicate the snowline. Wright Glacier is the largest glacier draining an icefield just south of the Taku River and the larger Juneau Icefield. The glacier accumulation zone is mainly in British Columbia. The glacier filled a lake basin in 1948 …