History:
- Recent Past: Recent Past: The current Chitina Glacier, along with Anderson, Walsh and Logan Glaciers acted as tributaries for a massive glacier that flowed in the Chitina River valley (Clarke & Holdsworth, 2002).
- 1912: The International Boundary Commission named Chitina Glacier (USGS, 2007).
- 1980: Landsat images from 1974-1980 show Anderson Glacier overriding the terminus of Chitina Glacier as a result of a surge (Clarke & Holdsworth, 2002).
Glacier Behaviour: Chitina Glacier is classified as a surging glacier (Clarke & Holdsworth, 2002).
Glacier Characteristics: A medial morraine can be seen as a result of Chitina Glacier merging with Anderson Glacier.
Type: Piedmont valley glacier (Clarke & Holdsworth, 2002).
Chitina Glacier can be seen merging with Anderson Glacier (Clarke & Holdsworth, 2002)
Length: 70km (Clarke & Holdsworth, 2002)
Thermal Regime: Subpolar (Clarke & Holdsworth, 2002)
References:
Clarke, G. K. C. & Holdsworth, G. 2002. Glaciers of the St. Elias Mountains. United States Geologic Survey. Available at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1386j/stelias/stelias-lores.pdf. (Accessed on 05-03-07).
United States Geological Survey. 2007. Chitina Glacier. Available at: http://geonames.usgs.gov/. (Accessed on 03-05-07).