Cascade Range glaciers

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Cascade Range glaciers are mountain glaciers scattered along the volcanic Cascade Range in western North America, playing a key role in regional water supply and landscape shaping.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial landform assemblage
mountain glacier system
alsoIn British Columbia
California
contributesTo hydropower resources
irrigation water
municipal water supply
regional water supply
summer streamflow
country Canada
United States
erodes valleys and cirques
experiences glacial retreat
mass balance loss
feeds rivers of the Pacific Northwest
formedBy accumulation of snow and ice on high volcanic peaks
geologicalContext Cascade Volcanic Arc
hasPart Glaciers of Glacier Peak
Glaciers of Mount Adams
linked to: Mazama Glacier

Glaciers of Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Glaciers of Mount Cayley massif
Glaciers of Mount Garibaldi
Glaciers of Mount Hood
Glaciers of Mount Jefferson (Oregon)
Glaciers of Mount Meager massif
Glaciers of Mount Shasta
Glaciers of Mount St. Helens
Glaciers of Three Sisters
Mount Baker glaciers
Mount Rainier glaciers
importantFor aquatic ecosystems
downstream agriculture
drinking water security
salmon habitat
influences hazards such as glacial outburst floods
regional climate and albedo
locatedIn Canada
Cascade Range
Pacific Northwest
United States
Western North America
locatedOn volcanic arc
mainlyIn Oregon
Washington
monitoredBy National Park Service
US Geological Survey
glaciologists
partOf North American Cordillera
shapes mountain landscapes of the Cascade Range
threatenedBy climate change
timePeriod Holocene origin with earlier Pleistocene glaciation history

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Eugene Glacier partOf Cascade Range glaciers
Lava Glacier isPartOf Cascade Range glaciers
Thayer Glacier category Glaciers of Oregon
linked to: Cascade Range glaciers
Carbon Glacier isPartOf Cascade Range glacial system
linked to: Cascade Range glaciers
Chocolate Glacier isPartOf Cascade Range glaciers
Ladd Glacier partOf Cascade Range glaciers
Nisqually Glacier partOf Pacific Northwest cryosphere
linked to: Cascade Range glaciers