Kenai Fjords in the Field
About This BlogResource Management staff often conduct research and field observations in areas of the park few others will ever see. Use this blog to discover new places and current research happening in Kenai Fjords National Park this summer. Chasing a Retreating Glacier
June 22, 2012
0 Comments
Glaciers are magnificent bodies of flowing ice. Whether the glaciers at Kenai Fjords National Park are advancing or retreating is a common question among visitors and staff alike. Since 2008 Resource Management staff have carefully mapped Exit Glacier’s terminus to track its movement over time. |
Did You Know?
With 570,374 square miles, Alaska is twice the size of Texas and 1/5 the size of the rest of the United States. It stretches 2,400 miles east-to-west and 1,420 miles north-to-south. Its 6,640-mile coastline is 50 percent longer than the combined east and west coasts of the United States.