John Hopkins Glacier - Glacier Bay
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N 58° 50.957 W 137° 06.576
8V E 378282 N 6525187
This 1 mile wide glacier is one of the few glaciers that is still advancing.
Waymark Code: WMHHGD
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2013
Views: 15
The glacier flows down the valley at a rate of 8 feet per day. Melt-water from the glacier is discharged from submarine tunnels.
Sometimes this water emerges at the inlet surface as fountains.
The amount of ice floating inside the inlet makes boat navigation unsafe at times.
The glacier was named after Johns Hopkins University in 1893 by H.F. Reid.
Mountain / landmass name: Saint Elias Mountains
Park name (if any): Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier type: ice
Final access method: Boat / ship
Safe viewing location: N 58° 53.215 W 137° 02.951
Photograph submitted: yes
Parking / trail head / boat launch: Not listed
Travel time (approximate): Not Listed
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