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Muir Glacier

glacier, Alaska, United States
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Muir Glacier, once a prominent tidewater glacier in Glacier Bay, Alaska, has significantly receded and no longer reaches the sea. It was formerly nearly 2 miles wide and rose 265 feet above the water. Glacier Bay itself is a scenic indentation on Alaska's coast, featuring numerous glaciers, many of which descend from the St. Elias and Fairweather Ranges. While most are terrestrial, some flow directly into the ocean. The bay was named by Captain Lester A. Beardslee in 1880 and is now the focus of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.1

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  1. Glacier Bay
  2. Mendenhall Glacier

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