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The view from Glacier Point, left to right: Tenaya Canyon, Half Dome, Liberty Cap, Little Yosemite Valley, Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall.

Glacier Point is a viewpoint above Yosemite Valley in the U.S. state of California. It is located on the south wall of Yosemite Valley at an elevation of 7,214 feet (2,199 m), 3,200 feet (980 m) above Curry Village. The point offers a superb view of several of Yosemite National Park's well-known landmarks, including Yosemite Valley, Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, Vernal Fall, Nevada Fall, and Clouds Rest. Between 1872 and 1968, it was the site of the Yosemite Firefall.

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71°S 70°E / 71°S 70°E / -71; 70 Lambert Glacier is a major glacier in East Antarctica. At about 80 km (50 mi) wide, over 400 km (250 mi) long, and about...

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Robertson Bay

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Lady Newnes Bay

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Charcot Bay

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to the east. Glaciers entering the bay include, from west to east, Sabine Glacier, Andrew Glacier, Whitecloud Glacier and McNeile Glacier. Coastal features...

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Yosemite Firefall

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a century, in which burning hot embers were spilled from the top of Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park to the valley 3,000 feet (900 m) below. From...

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Glacier

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Beardmore Glacier

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Mendenhall Glacier

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Granite Harbour

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north of this glacier include Tiger Island, Benson Glacier, Lion Island, Hunt Glacier, Dreikanter Head, Marston Glacier, Kar Plateau and Point Retreat. Features...

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Bowman Inlet

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to the west. Glaciers entering the inlet are, clockwise from the southeast, Cronus Glacier, which enters the inlet between Crabeater Point and Calypso...

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Moubray Bay

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Glacier enters the bay. Further south, past Honeycomb Ridge, Copper Cove, Helm Point and Hedgehog Island, the Honeycomb Glacier and Ironside Glacier flow...

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Panorama Trail

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National Park that descends along the south wall of Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point, past several major waterfalls, to Happy Isles. The trail derives its...

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Badger Pass Ski Area

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Wawona Road (HWY 41 continuation) with Glacier Point Road in the southern area of Yosemite National Park. Glacier Point Road provides the access to this ski...

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Sentinel Dome

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the south wall of Yosemite Valley, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) southwest of Glacier Point and 1.4 miles (2.3 km) northeast of Profile Cliff. The view from the...

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Bay of Isles

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Point was named on a 1912 chart by J. Innes Wilson. Beckmann Fjord, Bellingshausen Point, Brunonia Glacier, Cape Wilson, Grace Glacier, Lucas Glacier...

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Jefford Point on the south side of James Ross Island. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) (2006) in association with Swift Glacier which...

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Mount Takahe

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Clausen Glacier, Knezevich Rock, Stauffer Bluff, Oeschger Bluff, Bucher Rim, Jaron Cliffs, Möll Spur, Steuri Glacier, Cadenazzi Rock, Roper Point and Gill...

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Bear Peninsula

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Sorenson Glacier. Northern features include, from west to east, Moore Dome, Koloc Point, Park Glacier, Harmon Bay, Gurnon Peninsula, Garwood Point and Hummer...

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Yule Bay

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Ridge. Chapman Glacier flows into the bay from the west. O'Hara Glacier enters from the south. Ackroyd Point to the south and Bates Point at the end of...

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Wilson Piedmont Glacier

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List of glaciers on Thurston Island

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Mist Trail

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an hour to arrive at Glacier Point. Hikers have the option of taking a shuttle bus one-way from the valley floor to Glacier Point, then hiking on the Panorama...

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Casey Inlet

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Siachen Glacier

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northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends. At 76 km (47 mi) long, it is the longest glacier in the Karakoram...

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