LeConte Glacier
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LeConte Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Southeast Alaska known for being one of the southernmost tidewater glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere and a popular destination for scenic boat tours.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LeConte Glacier canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tidewater glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom |
Petersburg, Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wrangell, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calvingFrontType | marine-terminating ⓘ |
| calvingInto | saltwater ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| environmentType | fjord ⓘ |
| flowsInto | LeConte Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
floating icebergs
ⓘ
iceberg gardens ⓘ steep calving face ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName | English ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCommunity |
Petersburg, Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wrangell, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismSeason |
spring
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPopularWith |
photographers
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ wildlife watchers ⓘ |
| isRetreating | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the southernmost tidewater glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere
ⓘ
calving icebergs ⓘ rapid iceberg production ⓘ scenic boat tours ⓘ |
| latitudeCharacteristic | among the southernmost tidewater glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Southeast Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Stikine Icefield NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Joseph LeConte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOccupationOfEponym | geologist ⓘ |
| near |
Petersburg, Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wrangell, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersActivity | boat-based glacier viewing ⓘ |
| offersViewOf | calving events ⓘ |
| partOf | Stikine–LeConte Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
glacier dynamics ⓘ tidewater glacier stability ⓘ |
| state | Alaska ⓘ |
| terminatesIn | LeConte Bay fjord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusType | tidewater ⓘ |
| tourismType |
boat tours
ⓘ
glacier viewing ⓘ |
| waterBody | LeConte Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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