Crater Glacier
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Crater Glacier is a relatively young glacier that formed within the crater of Mount St. Helens after its 1980 eruption, growing rapidly in the shadow of the volcano’s crater walls.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| ageCharacteristic | relatively young ⓘ |
| climateCondition | cold, shaded microclimate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discoveredBy | volcanologists studying Mount St. Helens after 1980 eruption ⓘ |
| environmentType | high-elevation volcanic crater ⓘ |
| fedBy |
avalanches from crater walls
ⓘ
snowfall within crater ⓘ |
| formationPeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| formedAfter | 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
| formedFrom | accumulation of snow and ice in crater ⓘ |
| growthCharacteristic | rapidly growing ⓘ |
| growthEnvironment | shadow of Mount St. Helens crater walls ⓘ |
| hasMovement | flows slowly around lava dome ⓘ |
| hasShape | horseshoe-shaped ice body ⓘ |
| hasType | valley glacier remnant within volcanic crater ⓘ |
| hazardRelation |
interaction with future volcanic activity
ⓘ
potential ice–rock avalanches ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mount St. Helens
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Skamania County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
crater of Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Mount St. Helens
ⓘ
surface form:
crater of Mount St. Helens
|
| notableFor |
being one of the youngest glaciers in the contiguous United States
ⓘ
forming rapidly after a major volcanic eruption ⓘ |
| observationMethod |
aerial photography
ⓘ
ground-based surveys ⓘ satellite imagery ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mount St. Helens
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount St. Helens volcanic system
|
| positionRelativeTo | lava dome of Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within a federally protected monument ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
glacier–volcano interactions
ⓘ
post-eruption glacier formation ⓘ rapid glacier growth in volcanic craters ⓘ |
| shelteredBy | crater walls of Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
| shelteredFrom |
direct sunlight
ⓘ
warm winds ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefalls ⓘ moraines ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatureOf | Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
| surrounds | lava dome inside Mount St. Helens crater ⓘ |
| tourismRelation | visible from designated viewpoints around Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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