Shoestring Glacier

The Shoestring Glacier is a small valley glacier, stretching out from the 8,364-foot (2,549 m) peak of Mount Saint Helens in Skamania county in southwest Washington in the United States.[1] The source of the glacier was an ice and snow field on the summit of the mountain. 75% of the glacier's volume was removed through the volcanic activity of Saint Helens, creating deadly lahars down the mountainside. The glacier has also created a truncated spur on the mountain.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Shoestring glacier". Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  2. ↑ Topinka, Lyn (2007-03-27). "Shoestring Glacier". Retrieved 2009-07-21.

See also

Coordinates: 46°11′20″N 122°10′04″W / 46.18889°N 122.16778°W / 46.18889; -122.16778


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