Type Cirque glacier | Status Retreating | |
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Location Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S. Area 55.233 acres (223,520 m)in 2005 Similar Glacier National Park, Chaney Glacier, Boulder Glacier, Old Sun Glacier, Gem Glacier | ||
Swiftcurrent Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.The glacier is on the east (Glacier County) side of the Continental Divide arête known as the Garden Wall. Swiftcurrent Glacier is one of several glaciers that are being monitored to determine stream flow alterations that occur due to glacial retreat. Compared to other glaciers in Glacier National Park, Swiftcurrent Glacier has experienced relatively slow retreat. As of 2005, the glacier had an area of 55 acres (0.22 km2), a 14 percent reduction since 1966.
Map of Swiftcurrent Glacier, Montana 59417, USA
References
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