Shepard Glacier
48°51′56″N 113°51′32″W / 48.86556°N 113.85889°W / 48.86556; -113.85889[1]
Shepard Glacier is a glacier remnant (glacieret) In Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacieret is immediately southeast of Cathedral Peak.[2] Shepard Glacier was one of a number of glaciers that have been documented by the United States Geological Service (USGS) to have retreated significantly in Glacier National Park.[3] Shepard Glacier was measured in 2009 to have decreased to less than 25 acres (0.10 km2), considered to be a minimal size to qualify as being considered an active glacier.[4] Between 1966 and 2005, Shepard Glacier lost 56 percent of its surface area.[5]
Comparing the 2005 image at right to the one below taken in 1913, it is apparent that Shepard glacier has retreated significantly between these dates.
See also
- List of glaciers in the United States
- Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)
References
- ^ "Shepard Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ Ahern Pass, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ "Shepard Glacier from Pyramid Peak, Glacier National Park". Repeat Photography Project. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ Brown, Matthew (April 7, 2010). "Glacier National Park loses two more glaciers". USA Today. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
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