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Kahiltna Glacier photo pair (zoomed in)
Photo Credits: Stephen R. Capps (1916), R. D. Karpilo (2004)
Ecoregion: South Central Mountains
Change Type: Glacial thinning and retreat
Glacial thinning and retreat
Description:
This photo pair features a low elevation section of the Kahiltna Glacier. Can you tell what has changed in the 88 years between photo pairs? Look both at the surface of the glacier itself, and to the mountains across the way.