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Knik Glacier
Knik Glacier
Map showing the location of Knik Glacier
Map showing the location of Knik Glacier
Knik Glacier
Map showing the location of Knik Glacier
Map showing the location of Knik Glacier
Knik Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
LocationAnchorage and Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates61°22′2.8488″N 148°17′55.3092″W / 61.367458000°N 148.298697000°W / 61.367458000; -148.298697000
Length25 miles (40 km)
Terminusglacial lake
Statusretreating
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The Knik Glacier (Dena'ina: Skitnu Łi'a) is an ice field located 50 miles (80 km) east of Anchorage, Alaska on the northern end of the Chugach Mountains. The ice field averages over 25 miles (40 km) long and over 5 miles (8.0 km) across, making it one of the largest glaciers in southcentral Alaska. Knik Glacier feeds the 25-mile (40 km) long Knik River which empties into the Knik Arm section of Cook Inlet.

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Knik Glacier

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The Knik Glacier (Dena'ina: Skitnu Łi'a) is an ice field located 50 miles (80 km) east of Anchorage, Alaska on the northern end of the Chugach Mountains...

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2021 Knik Glacier helicopter crash

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On 27 March 2021, an Airbus AS350B3 helicopter crashed near the Knik Glacier, Palmer, Alaska. Five occupants died, including Czech billionaire entrepreneur...

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Knik Arm

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being Turnagain Arm. Knik Glacier empties into the Knik Arm. The Port of Anchorage is located on the arm. The Dena'ina name for Knik Arm is Nuti, meaning...

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Knik River

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The Knik River /kˈnɪk/ (Dena'ina: Skitnu; Ahtna: Scitna’) is a 25-mile-long (40 km) river in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its source is at Knik Glacier, from...

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Knik

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Knik may refer to the following entities in Alaska: Knik Arm, the northernmost extension of Cook Inlet Knik Glacier, a glacier in the Chugach Mountains...

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Petr Kellner

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1999. Knik Glacier Kellner died on 27 March 2021 in an Airbus AS350 B3 helicopter crash, while heliskiing in Alaska's backcountry near Knik Glacier, 50...

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Glacial lake outburst flood

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release annually. Lake George near the Knik River had large annual outbreaks from 1918 to 1966. Since 1966 the Knik Glacier has retreated and an ice-dam is no...

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Alaska Raceway Park

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Day to Labor Day. It is located in Butte, which is near the Knik River, and Knik Glacier at Mile 10.4 of the Old Glenn Highway, about 41.5 miles northeast...

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Mount Goode

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−20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Knik Glacier which surrounds the mountain. The months May through June offer the most...

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Mount Gannett

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Gannett. One arm of the Knik Glacier flows from the ice fields of Mount Gannett's north and east slopes, and the Colony Glacier rises on the west and southwest...

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Turnagain Arm

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one of two narrow branches at the north end of Cook Inlet, the other being Knik Arm. Turnagain is subject to climate extremes and large tide ranges. Turnagain...

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List of National Natural Landmarks in Alaska

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geological and biological importance, and include craters, volcanoes, glaciers, lakes, islands and habitats for several rare species. The first set of...

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Vigesimal Peak

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from the mountain drains south to Turnagain Arm via Glacier River and north to Knik Arm via Knik River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit...

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Susitna

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place in the valley on the river MV Susitna, a ship built for the proposed Knik Arm ferry in Alaska This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...

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1952 in aviation

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12:13 p.m. EST. Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description ktuu.com "Knik Glacier Wreckage Is From Military Crash That Killed 52" Archived June 24, 2013...

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Lake Atna

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had been collected from Lake George. This lake sits near the face of Knik Glacier, some distance from the Copper River Basin area. Pygmy whitefish are...

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Mount Susitna

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is a prominent landmark in the Anchorage area and can be seen across the Knik Arm of the Cook Inlet from most of the city, especially at higher elevations...

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2012 in aviation

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Alaska glacier gives up wreckage from 1952 crash," Los Angeles Times, June 28, 2012 Archived 18 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine ktuu.com "Knik Glacier Wreckage...

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Cook Inlet

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Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Cook Inlet branches into the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm at its northern end, almost surrounding Anchorage....

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Matanuska River

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generally southwest to the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet. Downstream of its source, the river is joined by meltwater from Matanuska Glacier in the northern Chugach...

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Susitna River

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discharge volume at its mouth. The river stretches from the Susitna Glacier to Cook Inlet's Knik Arm. The Susitna River was named by the Dena'ina Alaska Native...

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