Credner Glacier
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NASA image from 2004 with locations of major glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro. Credner Glacier is at upper left. Click on image to expand. | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania |
| Coordinates | 03°04′04″S 37°20′41″E / 3.06778°S 37.34472°E |
| Length | 1.30 km (0.81 mi) |
| Terminus | Talus |
| Status | Retreating |
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 5,800 and 5,500 metres (19,000 and 18,000 ft).[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]
Credner Glacier and recently exposed old lava in 2009
Scientist atop Credner Glacier in 2009
See also
References
- ↑ Young, James A.T. (1991). "Glaciers of the Middle East and Africa - Glaciers of Africa" (pdf). U. S. Geological Survey. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ↑ Singh, Vijay P., ed. (July 1, 2011). Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers (2011 ed.). Springer. p. 676. ISBN 978-9048126415. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ↑ N. J. Cullen; P. Sirguey; T. M¨olg; G. Kaser; M. Winkler; S. J. Fitzsimons (2013). "A century of ice retreat on Kilimanjaro: the mapping reloaded" (pdf). The Cryosphere. 7: 419–431. doi:10.5194/tc-7-419-2013.
- ↑ Sirguey, P. J.; Cullen, N. J.; Moelg, T.; Kaser, G. (Fall 2013). "Ice volume assessment of the Northern Ice Field of Kilimanjaro: the photogrammetry strikes back". The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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