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Muir Glacier
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Muir Glacier

Large ice sheet in southeast Alaska, with 905 sq km/350 sq mi of surface area, discharging into Glacier Bay on the Pacific coast of southeast Alaska. It was explored in 1880 by John Muir, a Scottish immigrant who spearheaded the conservation movement. Earthquake disturbances dislodged part of the glacier 1899. It lies within Glacier Bay national park.



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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve features 16 tidewater glaciers and 12 icebergs.
Explore Exotic Ports of Call in the North and South Pacific to Choose ... by Jacqueline Michaels / Travel, recreation and leisure community
is a 12-mile-long (19 km) glacier located in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.
Comparison of survey methods for estimating abundance of harbor seals ... by Bengtson, John L.; Phillips, Alana V.; Mathews, Elizabeth A.; Simpkins, Michael A. / Fishery Bulletin
It trends north to Reid Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, two miles (3 km) south of Glacier Bay and 72 miles (116 km) northwest of Hoonah.
Newswatch Pacific Northwest by The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
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