5-594: Columbia Glacier may refer to: Columbia Glacier (Alaska) , a glacier in Alaska, USA Columbia Glacier (Washington) , a glacier in Washington, USA Columbia Icefield , a glacier field in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-550: A glacier in Prince William Sound on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska , is one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world, and has been retreating since the early 1980s. It was named after Columbia University , one of several glaciers in the area named for elite U.S. colleges by the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899. The head of the main branch of the glacier originates at
15-499: The saddle between Mount Witherspoon and Mount Einstein . The Alaska Marine Highway vessel M/V Columbia is named after the Columbia Glacier. The glacier twists its way through western Alaska's Chugach Mountains . The bald streak at the bottom of the mountains, called the trimline, shows this glacier has lost 1,300 feet (400 m) of thickness. It has also retreated 10.5 miles (16.9 km) since that measurement
20-499: The title Columbia Glacier . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Columbia_Glacier&oldid=949776555 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Columbia Glacier (Alaska) The Columbia Glacier ,
25-545: Was taken. The glacier's speed of retreat at the terminus reached a maximum of nearly 30 meters (98 ft) per day in 2001, when it was discharging icebergs at approximately 7 cubic kilometers (1.7 cu mi) per year; the glacier has subsequently slowed down, resulting in an increase in retreat rate. The terminus has retreated a total of 16 km (9.9 mi) at an average rate of approximately 0.6 km (0.37 mi) per year since 1982. The retreat has been accompanied by nearly 500 m (1,600 ft) of thinning at
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