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Yahtse Glacier, Alaska

Detailed Description

Yahtse Glacier, Alaska discharges ice into Icy Bay both by calving, as evidenced by the ice covered fjord, and submarine melt. In late summer, submarine melt matches the pace of incoming ice flow, which at Yahtse Glacier exceeds 17 m/d.

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