Credner Glacier Explained
| Credner Glacier |
| Type: | Mountain glacier |
| Location: | Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania |
| Coords: | -3.0531°N 37.3494°W |
| Length: | 1.3km (00.8miles) |
| Terminus: | Talus |
| Status: | Retreating |
| Map: | Tanzania#Africa |
| Label Position: | top |
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Credner Glacier is on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the northwest slope of the peak and is a remnant of an icecap which once crowned the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.[1] The glacier is situated at an elevation of between 5800and.[2] Credner Glacier is one of the largest glaciers on the mountain and descends from the Northern Ice Field.[3] Credner is rapidly retreating due to its high exposure point on the northwest slope of Mount Kilimanjaro. A report published in 2013 indicated that in another decade the glacier may no longer exist.[4]
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- Web site: Young. James A.T.. Glaciers of the Middle East and Africa - Glaciers of Africa. U. S. Geological Survey. October 15, 2014. 1991.
- Book: Singh. Vijay P.. Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers. July 1, 2011. Springer. 978-9048126415. 676. 2011. October 9, 2014.
- N. J. Cullen. P. Sirguey. T. M¨olg. G. Kaser. M. Winkler. S. J. Fitzsimons. A century of ice retreat on Kilimanjaro: the mapping reloaded. The Cryosphere. 2013. 7. 2. 419–431. 10.5194/tc-7-419-2013. 2013TCry....7..419C. free.
- Sirguey, P. J.. Cullen, N. J.. Moelg, T.. Kaser, G.. Ice volume assessment of the Northern Ice Field of Kilimanjaro: the photogrammetry strikes back. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. C42A–05. 2013AGUFM.C42A..05S. The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System. Fall 2013.
