Ruth Glacier
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Ruth Glacier is a massive valley glacier in Alaska’s Denali National Park, renowned for its deep gorge known as the Great Gorge and its dramatic surrounding peaks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruth Glacier canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| climateZone | subarctic ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drains | part of the southeastern flank of Denali ⓘ |
| elevationRange | from roughly 1500 meters to over 3000 meters ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Denali massif ⓘ |
| geologicalType | temperate valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasCliffHeight |
cliffs rising up to about 1500 meters above the glacier surface
ⓘ
cliffs rising up to about 5000 feet above the glacier surface ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Ruth Amphitheater area
ⓘ
surface form:
Ruth Amphitheater
crevasse fields ⓘ icefalls ⓘ |
| hasLength |
approximately 24 miles
ⓘ
approximately 40 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after Ruth Amphitheater and Ruth Gorge region ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | generally southward flowing ⓘ |
| hasPart | Great Gorge ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicSignificance | frequently photographed Alaskan glacier ⓘ |
| hasThickness |
up to about 1200 meters in the Great Gorge
ⓘ
up to about 4000 feet in the Great Gorge ⓘ |
| hasValleyType | U-shaped glacial valley ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Great Gorge
ⓘ
deep glacial gorge ⓘ dramatic surrounding peaks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Denali National Park and Preserve ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | slopes of Denali ⓘ |
| near |
Talkeetna Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
Talkeetna (air access hub)
|
| partOf |
Alaska Range
ⓘ
Ruth Gorge system ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Denali National Park and Preserve ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
geological and glaciological studies in Alaska Range
ⓘ
mountaineering literature about Denali region ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
granite cliffs
ⓘ
high alpine peaks ⓘ |
| terminatesIn | Ruth Amphitheater area ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
popular destination for flightseeing tours
ⓘ
popular destination for glacier landings ⓘ |
| usedFor |
glacier trekking
ⓘ
mountaineering access ⓘ scenic flightseeing ⓘ ski-plane landings ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.