Location:
(Australian Government Antarctic Division,2007)
Map/Images:
Walsh Glacier in St. Elias Mountain Range (Clague)
The location of Walsh Glacier in Yukon south (United States Geological Survey, 2002)
History:
Glacier Characteristics:
Type:
References:
Australian Government Antarctic Division, Australian Antarctic Data Centre. http://aadc-maps.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=133405. March 11, 2007.
Clague, J.J, Shrum Research Professor CRC Chair in Natural Hazard Research.
http://www.sfu.ca/~jclague/index.htm#research. January 20, 2007.
United States Geological Survey, 2002. Glaciers of the St. Elias Mountains. http://pubs.usgs.gov/prof/p1386j/. March 11, 2007.
| Latitude: | 69° 33' 00.0" S | |
| Longitude: | 158° 45' 00.0" E |
Map/Images:
Walsh Glacier in St. Elias Mountain Range (Clague)
The location of Walsh Glacier in Yukon south (United States Geological Survey, 2002)
History:
- The surging of Walsh Glacier started either in the late 1960's or early 1961. this surge lasted four years (United States Geological Survey, 2002)
- Ice displacement was 11.5 km (United States Geological Survey, 2002)
Glacier Characteristics:
- Walsh Glacier is a large valley glacier that is in the St. Elias Mountains (Clague)
Type:
- Walsh is a surging glacier (United States Geological Survey, 2002)
References:
Australian Government Antarctic Division, Australian Antarctic Data Centre. http://aadc-maps.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=133405. March 11, 2007.
Clague, J.J, Shrum Research Professor CRC Chair in Natural Hazard Research.
http://www.sfu.ca/~jclague/index.htm#research. January 20, 2007.
United States Geological Survey, 2002. Glaciers of the St. Elias Mountains. http://pubs.usgs.gov/prof/p1386j/. March 11, 2007.