Glacier Mendenhall

Glacier Mendenhall
Glacier Mendenhall
Glacier Mendenhall en hiver
Glacier Mendenhall en hiver

Latitude
Longitude
58° 27′ 00″ Nord
       134° 32′ 20″ Ouest
/ 58.45, -134.53889
58°27′00″N 134°32′20″O / 58.45, -134.53889 
Pays Drapeau des États-Unis États-Unis
État Alaska
Borough Juneau
Massif Boundary Ranges
(chaîne Côtière)
Vallée alimentée Vallée de Mendenhall
Cours d'eau Mendenhall River
Type Glacier de vallée
Longueur maximale 19 km
Altitude du front glaciaire 50 m

Géolocalisation sur la carte : Alaska

(Voir situation sur carte : Alaska)
Glacier Mendenhall

Géolocalisation sur la carte : États-Unis

(Voir situation sur carte : États-Unis)
Glacier Mendenhall

Le glacier Mendenhall est un glacier d'environ 19 km de long, descendant à travers la vallée de Mendenhall, près de Juneau en Alaska, aux États-Unis.

Le nom du glacier provient du météorologue et physicien américain Thomas Corwin Mendenhall.

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