 1919 - 2004: Nonvegetated Alpine Mountains near Teklanika14/34
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Photo Credits: Stephen R. Capps (USGS) (1919), R.D. Karpilo (2004)
Ecoregion: Alaska Range Mountains
Change Type: Glacial thinning and retreat
Description:
Ecoregion: Alaska Range Mountains
Change Type: Glacial thinning and retreat
Description:
The easternmost Teklanika glacier pictured here has retreated approximately 450 yards (410 m) and downwasted (surface elevation decreased) approximately 300 feet (90 m) between 1959 and 2010.
