Chaney Glacier Explained

Chaney Glacier
Type:Cirque glacier
Location:Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Map:USA Montana
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:48.8517°N -113.83°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:93acres in 2005[2]
Length:.20 miles (.32 km)
Terminus:Talus
Status:Retreating

Chaney Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated in a cirque to the southeast of Mount Kipp on the eastern side of the Continental Divide.[3] Chaney Glacier is one of several glaciers that have been selected for monitoring by the U.S. Geological Survey's Glacier Monitoring Research program, which is researching changes to the mass balance of glaciers in and surrounding Glacier National Park.[4] The glacier is being monitored using remote sensing equipment and repeat photography, where images of the glacier are taken from identical locations periodically.

Since 1911, Chaney glacier has retreated considerably. Between 1966 and 2005, the glacier lost over 29 percent of its surface area.[2] The repeat photographs below document the changes to the glacier from 1911 to 2005.

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Notes and References

  1. 769754. Chaney Glacier. 2012-09-01.
  2. Web site: Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park. United States Geological Survey. 2012-09-01. 2010.
  3. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Ahern Pass, MT. 2012-09-01.
  4. Web site: Monitoring and Assessing Glacier Changes and Their Associated Hydrologic and Ecologic Effects in Glacier National Park . Secondary Glacier Network . United States Geological Survey . 2012-09-01 . August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071217124022/http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/Secondary_Network.htm . December 17, 2007 . mdy .