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Exit Glacier
Exit Glacier
Map showing the location of Exit Glacier
Map showing the location of Exit Glacier
Exit Glacier
TypeValley glacier
LocationKenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates60°10′N 149°42′W / 60.167°N 149.700°W / 60.167; -149.700
Area4 miles (6.4 km)
TerminusMoraine/river
StatusReceding
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Exit Glacier is a glacier derived from the Harding Icefield in the Kenai Mountains of Alaska[1] and one of Kenai Fjords National Park's major attractions. It is one of the most accessible valley glaciers in Alaska and is a visible indicator of glacial recession due to climate change.[2][3] Exit Glacier retreated approximately 187 feet (57 m) from 2013 to 2014 and park scientists continue to monitor and record the glacier's accelerating recession.[4]

It received its name for serving as the exit for the first recorded crossing of the Harding Icefield in 1968.

  1. ^ "Exit Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  2. ^ "A reporter bids farewell to Exit Glacier". Christian Science Monitor. 2019-06-26. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  3. ^ "Retreating Exit Glacier has become an icon of climate change". Anchorage Daily News. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  4. ^ "Harding Icefield loses mass; Exit Glacier shows big one-year retreat". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved 2015-09-16.

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