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Bering Glacier, the Glossary

24 relations: Alaska, Bagley Icefield, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado River, Geological Society of America, Glacier, Glacier terminus, Gulf of Alaska, List of glaciers, Michigan Tech Research Institute, North America, North American Plate, Pacific Plate, Retreat of glaciers since 1850, Saint Elias Mountains, Seal River (Bering Glacier), U.S. state, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Forest Service, United States Geological Survey, Vitus Bering, Vitus Lake, Wrangell Mountains, Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

Alaska

Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.

Bagley Icefield

The Bagley Icefield (also called Bagley Ice Valley) in southeastern Alaska is the second largest nonpolar icefield in North America.

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Bureau of Land Management

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering U.S. federal lands.

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Colorado River

The Colorado River (Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico.

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Geological Society of America

The Geological Society of America (GSA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the geosciences.

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Glacier

A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight.

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Glacier terminus

A glacier terminus, toe, or snout, is the end of a glacier at any given point in time.

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The Gulf of Alaska (Tlingit: Yéil T'ooch’) is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east, where Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage are found.

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List of glaciers

A glacier or is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight; it forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation) over many years, often centuries.

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Michigan Tech Research Institute

The Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) is a research center of Michigan Technological University located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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North American Plate

The North American Plate is a tectonic plate containing most of North America, Cuba, the Bahamas, extreme northeastern Asia, and parts of Iceland and the Azores.

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Pacific Plate

The Pacific Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean.

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Retreat of glaciers since 1850

The retreat of glaciers since 1850 is well documented and is one of the effects of climate change.

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Saint Elias Mountains

The Saint Elias Mountains (Chaîne Saint-Élie) are a subgroup of the Pacific Coast Ranges, located in southeastern Alaska in the United States, Southwestern Yukon and the very far northwestern part of British Columbia in Canada.

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Seal River (Bering Glacier)

The Seal River is a river in the borough of Yakutat in Alaska, United States.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States Department of Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Glacier

Also known as Bering Lobe.

Bering Glacier, the Glossary

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