View of a retreating unnamed valley glacier. Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. 2004.
Dates
Date Taken
2004-08
Summary
An August 2004, north-looking photograph, taken by Ron Karpilo, National Park Service, showing a retreating unnamed valley glacier that forms the East Fork of the Teklanika River, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. The photograph shows the retreating, debris-covered terminus of East Fork Teklanika Glacier with an elevated lateral moraine on its west (left) side. Compare with a 1906 photograph from the same location by S.R. Capps. Note: Link to S.R. Capps photograph number 917 is under Web Links below.
Summary
An August 2004, north-looking photograph, taken by Ron Karpilo, National Park Service, showing a retreating unnamed valley glacier that forms the East Fork of the Teklanika River, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. The photograph shows the retreating, debris-covered terminus of East Fork Teklanika Glacier with an elevated lateral moraine on its west (left) side. Compare with a 1906 photograph from the same location by S.R. Capps.
Note: Link to S.R. Capps photograph number 917 is under Web Links below.
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