Juneau Icefield

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The Juneau Icefield is a vast expanse of interconnected glaciers and snowfields in the Coast Mountains of Alaska and British Columbia, known as one of the largest icefields in North America and a major source of glaciers around Juneau.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glaciological region
icefield
abbreviation JIRP
alsoKnownAs Juneau Ice Field
linked to: Juneau Icefield
area approximately 1500 square miles
approximately 3900 square kilometers
borderStraddles United States–Canada border
climate maritime subpolar
continent North America
country Canada
United States
drainsInto Llewellyn River
Mendenhall River
Taku River
experiencing glacial retreat
extendsFrom near Juneau, Alaska
extendsTo Atlin Lake region in British Columbia
feeds Eagle Glacier
Field Glacier
Gilkey Glacier
Herbert Glacier
Llewellyn Glacier
Mendenhall Glacier
Norris Glacier
Taku Glacier
geologicalType temperate icefield
hasFeature crevassed outlet glaciers
nunataks
snowfields
knownFor being a major source of glaciers around Juneau
being one of the largest icefields in North America
interconnected glaciers and snowfields
locatedIn Alaska
British Columbia
Canada
Coast Mountains
Southeast Alaska
linked to: Southeastern Alaska

United States
locatedNear Juneau
monitoredBy Juneau Icefield Research Program
linked to: Juneau Icefield
mountainRange Coast Mountains
nearestCity Juneau
partOf Boundary Ranges
researchSiteFor climate change studies
glaciology
significantFor freshwater input to coastal ecosystems
regional hydrology of Southeast Alaska

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Juneau nearbyFeature Juneau Icefield
Coast Mountains contains Juneau Icefield
Gastineau Channel hasViewOf Juneau Icefield
Mendenhall Glacier partOf Juneau Icefield
Juneau Icefield monitoredBy Juneau Icefield Research Program
linked to: Juneau Icefield
Juneau Icefield alsoKnownAs Juneau Ice Field
linked to: Juneau Icefield
Aak’wtaaksit flowsFrom Juneau Icefield
Sitaantaagu partOf Juneau Icefield region
linked to: Juneau Icefield
Sitaantaagu flowsFrom Juneau Icefield
Bagley Icefield (portion) partOf Bagley Icefield
linked to: Juneau Icefield
Mount Juneau hasViewOf Juneau Icefield (distant views)
linked to: Juneau Icefield
Atlin Lake region in British Columbia near Juneau Icefield region
linked to: Juneau Icefield
JIRP fullName Juneau Icefield Research Program
linked to: Juneau Icefield
JIRP focusesOn Juneau Icefield
JIRP locatedIn Juneau Icefield
Llewellyn River source Juneau Icefield
Llewellyn River originatesFrom Juneau Icefield
Mount Roberts hasViewOf Juneau Icefield (distant views)
linked to: Juneau Icefield
Norris Glacier locatedIn Juneau Icefield
Norris Glacier partOf Juneau Icefield glacial system
linked to: Juneau Icefield
Norris Glacier isMonitoredIn Juneau Icefield research programs
linked to: Juneau Icefield
Herbert Glacier locatedIn Juneau Icefield
Herbert Glacier isPartOfGlacialSystem Juneau Icefield glacial system
linked to: Juneau Icefield
Eagle Glacier partOf Juneau Icefield
Eagle Glacier originatesFrom Juneau Icefield
Gilkey Glacier locatedIn Juneau Icefield
Gilkey Glacier partOf Juneau Icefield Research Program study area
linked to: Juneau Icefield
Gilkey Glacier isMonitoredBy Juneau Icefield Research Program
linked to: Juneau Icefield
Field Glacier locatedIn Juneau Icefield
Field Glacier partOf Juneau Icefield system
linked to: Juneau Icefield
Taku Glacier locatedIn Juneau Icefield
Taku Glacier glacierSystem Juneau Icefield glacier system
linked to: Juneau Icefield
Taku Glacier monitoredBy Juneau Icefield Research Program
linked to: Juneau Icefield
Llewellyn Glacier locatedIn Juneau Icefield
Llewellyn Glacier flowsFrom Juneau Icefield
Llewellyn Glacier isConnectedTo Juneau Icefield glacial system
linked to: Juneau Icefield