Muir Glacier, Valley glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
The glacier extends across a valley with a terminus width of 0.7 kilometers in the eastern section of Glacier Bay National Park.
In 1794, Captain George Vancouver documented the glacier during his exploration when Glacier Bay contained an extensive ice sheet covering the entire region.
Scottish naturalist John Muir studied this glacier in 1879, leading to detailed documentation in his book Travels in Alaska published in 1915.
Visitors access the glacier through boat tours departing from Juneau, located 90 miles south of the glacier in southeastern Alaska.
Between 1941 and 2004, the glacier retreated more than 12 kilometers and decreased in thickness by over 800 meters.
Location: Unorganized Borough
GPS coordinates: 59.10472,-136.38222
Latest update: March 4, 2025 12:42
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