Matanuska Glacier | |
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Type | Mountain glacier |
Location | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, U.S. |
Coordinates | 61°39′21″N 147°34′52″W / 61.65583°N 147.58111°W |
Length | 27 miles (43 km) [1] |
Terminus | Matanuska River |
Status | Retreating |
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Matanuska Glacier is a valley glacier in the US state of Alaska. At 27 miles (43 km) long by 4 miles (6.4 km) wide, it is the largest glacier accessible by car in the United States. Its terminus feeds the Matanuska River. [2] It lies near the Glenn Highway about 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Anchorage in Glacier View. The glacier flows about 1 foot (30 cm) per day. Due to ablation of the lower glacier, as of 2007 [update], the location of the glacier terminus has changed little over the previous three decades. [3]
The glacier is located in Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Site, a Alaska State Park with trails and a small campground. [4] Although the park is public, a private entity affiliated with Cook Inlet Region, Inc. charges a toll on the only bridge connecting the park to Alaska Route 1. [5] [6]
The glacier is the eponym of the Alaska Marine Highway ferry MV Matanuska.
Matanuska Glacier | |
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Type | Mountain glacier |
Location | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, U.S. |
Coordinates | 61°39′21″N 147°34′52″W / 61.65583°N 147.58111°W |
Length | 27 miles (43 km) [1] |
Terminus | Matanuska River |
Status | Retreating |
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Matanuska Glacier is a valley glacier in the US state of Alaska. At 27 miles (43 km) long by 4 miles (6.4 km) wide, it is the largest glacier accessible by car in the United States. Its terminus feeds the Matanuska River. [2] It lies near the Glenn Highway about 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Anchorage in Glacier View. The glacier flows about 1 foot (30 cm) per day. Due to ablation of the lower glacier, as of 2007 [update], the location of the glacier terminus has changed little over the previous three decades. [3]
The glacier is located in Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Site, a Alaska State Park with trails and a small campground. [4] Although the park is public, a private entity affiliated with Cook Inlet Region, Inc. charges a toll on the only bridge connecting the park to Alaska Route 1. [5] [6]
The glacier is the eponym of the Alaska Marine Highway ferry MV Matanuska.