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North Swiftcurrent Glacier

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Type
  
Mountain glacier

Terminus
  
Talus

Length
  
.10 mi (0.16 km)

Status
  
Retreating

North Swiftcurrent Glacier

Location
  
Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.

Area
  
Approximately 19 acres (0.077 km) in 2005

North Swiftcurrent Glacier is Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately to the east of the Continental Divide and north of Swiftcurrent Mountain at an elevation between 8,000 ft (2,400 m) and 7,000 ft (2,100 m) above sea level. North Swiftcurrent Glacier consists of several remnant glaciers and additional ice patches, none of which exceed 19 acres (0.077 km2) in surface area and do not meet the threshold of 25 acres (0.10 km2) often cited as being the minimum size to qualify as an active glacier. The glacier lost over 32 percent of its area between 1966 and 2005.

Map of North Swiftcurrent Glacier, Montana 59417, USA

References

North Swiftcurrent Glacier Wikipedia