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Darwin Glacier (California)

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Type
  
Mountain glacier

Terminus
  
Barren rock

Length
  
.15 mi (0.24 km)

Status
  
Retreating

Darwin Glacier (California)

Location
  
Kings Canyon National Park, Fresno County, California, United States

Similar
  
Sierra Nevada, Mount Darwin, Mount Mendel, Acrodectes Peak, Mount Spencer

Darwin Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the north side of Mount Darwin in the Sierra Nevada, California. The glacier is located in Kings Canyon National Park. The glacier inherited its name from Mount Darwin, named for Charles Robert Darwin. In 2004, a study found that since 1900, Darwin Glacier had lost half its surface area.

Map of Darwin Glacier, California 93634, USA

References

Darwin Glacier (California) Wikipedia