Mendenhall Glacier

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glacier valley glacier

Mendenhall Glacier is a 13-mile-long valley glacier in the Tongass National Forest of southeast Alaska, renowned for its striking blue ice, accessible visitor center, and dramatic retreat due to climate change.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area 1
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ
accessibleFrom Juneau road system ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
drainageBasin Mendenhall River ⓘ
flowsInto Mendenhall Lake ⓘ
glacierType valley glacier ⓘ
governingBody U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
surface form: United States Forest Service
hasAlternativeName Aak’wtaaksit ⓘ
Sitaantaagu ⓘ
hasColor blue ⓘ
hasFeature ice caves ⓘ
moraine ⓘ
proglacial lake ⓘ
hasRecreationArea Mendenhall Glacier self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area
hasStatus retreating ⓘ
hasTrail East Glacier Trail ⓘ
Nugget Falls Trail ⓘ
West Glacier Trail ⓘ
hasType temperate maritime glacier ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter Mendenhall Glacier self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center
hasWaterfallNearby Nugget Falls ⓘ
isExampleOf glacial retreat ⓘ
isSubjectOf climate change research ⓘ
isTouristAttractionOf Juneau ⓘ
surface form: Juneau, Alaska
length 13 miles ⓘ
21 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Tongass National Forest ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Southeastern Alaska ⓘ
surface form: southeast Alaska
managedBy U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
surface form: USDA Forest Service
nearestCity Juneau ⓘ
surface form: Juneau, Alaska
notableFor accessible visitor center ⓘ
dramatic retreat due to climate change ⓘ
striking blue ice ⓘ
partOf Juneau Icefield ⓘ
primaryCauseOfRetreat climate change ⓘ
protectedArea Tongass National Forest ⓘ
region Panhandle of Alaska ⓘ
surface form: Alaska Panhandle
state Alaska ⓘ
tourismActivity hiking ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
wildlifeNearby black bears ⓘ
mountain goats ⓘ
salmon ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Juneau Icefield → feeds → Mendenhall Glacier ⓘ
Mendenhall Glacier → hasRecreationArea → Mendenhall Glacier self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area
Mendenhall Glacier → hasVisitorCenter → Mendenhall Glacier self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center
Juneau → nearbyFeature → Mendenhall Glacier ⓘ