Nabesna Glacier

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Nabesna Glacier is a massive valley glacier in eastern Alaska, notable as one of the longest interior valley glaciers in North America.

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Nabesna Glacier canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier
valley glacier
climateZone continental subarctic
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageDirection north
ecosystemType alpine glacier ecosystem
environment subarctic
feedsRiver Nabesna River NERFINISHED
glacierType interior valley glacier
governedBy U.S. federal law
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park regulations
hasFeature ablation zone
accumulation zone
crevasses
icefalls
moraines
hasHazard avalanche risk
crevasse danger
rapidly changing ice conditions
hasRecreationAccess backcountry routes
hasSnowAndIceSource high Wrangell Mountains
influences Nabesna River watershed
local hydrology
locatedIn Alaska
United States of America
surface form: United States

eastern Alaska
locatedInMountainRange Wrangell Mountains
locatedInProtectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
namedAfter Nabesna River NERFINISHED
near Nabesna Road NERFINISHED
nearBorderWith Canada
notableFor being one of the longest interior valley glaciers in North America
partOf Alaska Range and Wrangell–St. Elias glacial system
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
surface form: Wrangell–St. Elias wilderness
protectedBy National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
region interior Alaska
state Alaska
subjectOf climate change impact research
glaciology studies
terminusNear community of Nabesna
usedFor backcountry skiing
glaciological research
mountaineering
wilderness recreation

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Wrangell Mountains contains Nabesna Glacier
Mount Blackburn hasGlacier Nabesna Glacier