Juneau Icefield

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glaciological region icefield

The Juneau Icefield is a vast expanse of interconnected glaciers and snowfields in the Coast Mountains of Alaska and British Columbia, known as one of the largest icefields in North America and a major source of glaciers around Juneau.

Aliases (2)

Juneau Ice Field ×1
Juneau Icefield Research Program ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	glaciological region → icefield →
abbreviation	JIRP →
alsoKnownAs	Juneau Ice Field →
area	approximately 1500 square miles → approximately 3900 square kilometers →
borderStraddles	United States–Canada border →
climate	maritime subpolar →
continent	North America →
country	Canada → United States →
drainsInto	Llewellyn River → Mendenhall River → Taku River →
experiencing	glacial retreat →
extendsFrom	near Juneau, Alaska →
extendsTo	Atlin Lake region in British Columbia →
feeds	Eagle Glacier → Field Glacier → Gilkey Glacier → Herbert Glacier → Llewellyn Glacier → Mendenhall Glacier → Norris Glacier → Taku Glacier →
geologicalType	temperate icefield →
hasFeature	crevassed outlet glaciers → nunataks → snowfields →
knownFor	being a major source of glaciers around Juneau → being one of the largest icefields in North America → interconnected glaciers and snowfields →
locatedIn	Alaska → British Columbia → Canada → Coast Mountains → Southeast Alaska → United States →
locatedNear	Juneau →
monitoredBy	Juneau Icefield Research Program →
mountainRange	Coast Mountains →
nearestCity	Juneau →
partOf	Boundary Ranges →
researchSiteFor	climate change studies → glaciology →
significantFor	freshwater input to coastal ecosystems → regional hydrology of Southeast Alaska →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Juneau Icefield ("Juneau Ice Field") →	alsoKnownAs
Coast Mountains →	contains
Gastineau Channel →	hasViewOf
Juneau Icefield ("Juneau Icefield Research Program") →	monitoredBy
Juneau →	nearbyFeature
Mendenhall Glacier →	partOf