Hubbard Glacier
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Hubbard Glacier is a massive tidewater glacier in eastern Alaska and Yukon, known for its rapid advance into the sea and dramatic ice calving events.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural geographic feature
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tidewater glacier ⓘ |
| access | primarily by boat or ship ⓘ |
| calvingType |
subaerial calving
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subaqueous calving ⓘ |
| climateResponse | unusual for being an advancing glacier in a warming climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | Alaska and Yukon ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Gulf of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featureType | calving glacier terminus ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Disenchantment Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russell Fjord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glacierFrontHeight |
up to about 200 feet above water
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up to about 60 meters above water ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName | English ⓘ |
| hazard |
icebergs calved into Disenchantment Bay
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sudden changes in fjord water level if damming occurs ⓘ |
| iceThickness | up to several hundred meters thick (variable) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the largest tidewater glaciers in North America
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dramatic ice calving events ⓘ periodic blockage of Russell Fjord ⓘ rapid advance into the sea ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 122 kilometers
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approximately 76 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Yukon
NERFINISHED
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eastern Alaska ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | Yakutat Borough, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementRate | several meters per day at the terminus (variable) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gardiner Greene Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named for the first president of the National Geographic Society ⓘ |
| near |
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
NERFINISHED
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Yakutat, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
blocked Russell Fjord in 1986
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partial blockage of Russell Fjord in 2002 ⓘ |
| oceanProximity | adjacent to the Gulf of Alaska ⓘ |
| partOf | Saint Elias Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk | potential to permanently dam Russell Fjord ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | icefields of the Saint Elias Mountains ⓘ |
| status | advancing ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 1,500 square miles
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approximately 3,900 square kilometers ⓘ |
| terminatesIn |
Disenchantment Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russell Fjord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular destination for cruise ships
ⓘ
popular site for glacier viewing and photography ⓘ |
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