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Credner Glacier

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Type
  
Mountain glacier

Terminus
  
Talus

Length
  
1.30 km (0.81 mi)

Status
  
Retreating

Credner Glacier

Location
  
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Credner Glacier is on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the northwest slope of the peak and is a remnant of an icecap which once crowned the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. The glacier is situated at an elevation of between 5,800 and 5,500 metres (19,000 and 18,000 ft). Credner Glacier is one of the largest glaciers on the mountain and descends from the Northern Ice Field. Credner is rapidly retreating due to its high exposure point on the northwest slope of Mount Kilimanjaro. A report published in 2013 indicated that in another decade the glacier may no longer exist.

References

Credner Glacier Wikipedia