Lyell Glacier
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East lobe of Lyell Glacier
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 Lyell Glacier
Location in California
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| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, United States |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[1] |
| Length | .5 mi (0.80 km) estimated |
| Terminus | Talus |
| Status | Retreating |
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Lyell Glacier is in the Sierra Nevada of California. The glacier was discovered by John Muir in 1871,[2] and was the largest glacier in Yosemite National Park. It lies on the northern slopes of Mount Lyell.[3]
The glacier has retreated since the end of the Little Ice Age in the mid-19th century. During the mid-20th Century, the glacier split into two smaller glaciers occupying the high cirques of Mount Lyell. Since 1883, the glacier area has retreated up to 70 percent.[4] Another glacier, the Maclure Glacier on nearby Mount Maclure, has also retreated significantly.
According to a study in 2013, today the Lyell is no longer a glacier, having lost any movement and thus it should considered an ice field.[5]
See also
References
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- ↑ Muir, John, 1873. On Actual Glaciers in California. American Journal of Science and Arts, v:69-71
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- ↑ http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2013/05/27/californias-vanishing-glaciers-a-defining-moment
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