Brooks Glacier
| Brooks Glacier | ||
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| Location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountain | Alaskan chain | |
| Type | Valley Glacier | |
| Length | 13 km | |
| Exposure | North | |
| Height range | 3200 m– 1650 m | |
| Wide | ⌀ 1,2 km | |
| Coordinates | 63° 9′ N, 150° 36′ W | |
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| Drainage | Muldrow Glacier → McKinley River | |
Brooks Glacier is a 13 km long valley glacier and right tributary glacier of Muldrow Glacier on the northwestern flank of the Alaska Range in Alaska, USA. The glacier was named after Alfred Hulse Brooks (1871-1924), chief geologist for Alaska at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from 1903-1924.[1]
Geography
The glacier is located in Denali National Park 25 km east-northeast of Denali. The nourishing area of Brooks Glacier is on the eastern flank of Mount Silverthrone. Flanking the glacier are Mount Brooks, East Pyramid Peak, Central Pyramid Peak, West Pyramid Peak, Mount Silverthrone, Mount Deception and Mount Mather.
Web links
- Brooks Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
Individual references
- ↑ Brooks Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
Categories
- Glaciers in North America
- Glaciers in Alaska
- Denali Borough
- Kantishna River system
- Glaciers in the Alaska Range