Malaspina Glacier (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Malaspina Glacier

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Located in southeast Alaska, Malaspina Glacier spills out from the St. Elias Mountains onto the coastal plain as a "pancake of ice". New research revealed certain features make the glacier particularly vulnerable to melting.

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Brandon Tober/University of Arizona

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