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College Fjord, Alaska
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College Fjord, Alaska

Published Jan 3, 2006

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Bhutan, Himalayas
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Bhutan, Himalayas

One of the highest mountain reliefs on Earth can be found in this tiny country sandwiched between eastern India and the Tibetan plateau,

Published Oct 11, 2005

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Länta Glacier: Small and Getting Smaller
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Länta Glacier: Small and Getting Smaller

Like many glaciers around the world, this glacier in the Swiss Alps is shrinking.

Published Apr 1, 2019

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Turkish Glaciers
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Turkish Glaciers

In southeastern Turkey, glaciers slide down bowl-shaped valleys amidst a shadowy landscape of cirques and arêtes.

Published Oct 13, 2012

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Retreat of the Gangotri Glacier
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Retreat of the Gangotri Glacier

Currently 30.2 km long and between 0.5 and 2.5 km wide, Gangotri glacier is one of the largest in the Himalaya. Gangotri has been receding since 1780, although studies show its retreat quickened after 1971.

Published Jun 23, 2004

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Decline of Two Glaciers in Northwest Greenland
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Decline of Two Glaciers in Northwest Greenland

The Tracy and Heilprin Glaciers may not be Greenland’s largest, but they are retreating fast.

Published Apr 8, 2018

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Kilimanjaro—The Shining Mountain
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Kilimanjaro—The Shining Mountain

Glaciers covered most of the summit during the first half of the 20th century, but have shrunk dramatically since then.

Published Mar 25, 2001

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Exploring Mount Everest’s Ice
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Exploring Mount Everest’s Ice

For one NASA scientist, studying one of Everest’s glaciers with satellites meant going there in person.

Published Aug 10, 2013

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North Cascades National Park
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North Cascades National Park

Over 300 glaciers, about one-third of the glaciers in the Lower 48 states, lie within the park boundaries.

Published May 7, 2006

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Woodfjorden
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Woodfjorden

Silty glacial meltwater flows northward up the side of Spitsbergen’s Woodfjorden, pushed to the fjord’s eastern margin by the spin of the Earth.

Published Aug 14, 2005

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