Carbon Glacier
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Carbon Glacier is a major valley glacier on the north slope of Mount Rainier in Washington, notable for its great thickness and low terminus elevation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carbon Glacier canonical | 4 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainsFrom | Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| feedsRiver | Carbon River ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Carbon River
ⓘ
surface form:
Carbon River valley
|
| geologicalProvince | Cascade Volcanic Arc ⓘ |
| hasAccessTrail |
Carbon River trail
ⓘ
Wonderland Trail ⓘ |
| hasLowestTerminusAmong | major glaciers on Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | generally northward ⓘ |
| hasStatus | retreating glacier ⓘ |
| hasTerminusElevation |
approximately 1100 meters above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 3600 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasThickness | one of the thickest glaciers in the contiguous United States ⓘ |
| hasType | temperate glacier ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Cascade Range glaciers
ⓘ
surface form:
Cascade Range glacial system
|
| locatedIn |
Mount Rainier National Park
ⓘ
Pierce County ⓘ
surface form:
Pierce County, Washington
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| locatedOn | Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| locatedOnSlopeOf | north slope of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Cascade Range ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carbon River ⓘ |
| notableFor |
great ice thickness
ⓘ
low terminus elevation for a glacier in the contiguous United States ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| state |
Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| surfaceFeatureOf | Mount Rainier ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.