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| name = Schoolroom Glacier |
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| photo_caption = Schoolroom Glacier at right from Hurricane Pass. Below the glacier is a proglacial lake impounded by lateral and terminal moraines left behind by the retreat of the glacier |
| photo_caption = Schoolroom Glacier at right from Hurricane Pass. Below the glacier is a proglacial lake impounded by lateral and terminal moraines left behind by the retreat of the glacier |
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| type = Mountain/Hanging glacier |
| type = Mountain/Hanging glacier |
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| location = [[Grand Teton National Park]], [[Teton County, Wyoming]], |
| location = [[Grand Teton National Park]], [[Teton County, Wyoming]], USA |
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| map = USA Wyoming |
| map = USA Wyoming |
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| region = US-WY |
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| long_d=110 | long_m=50 | long_s=56 |long_EW=W |
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| coordinates_ref =<ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|id=1602776|name=Schoolroom Glacier|accessdate=2012-08-12}}</ref> |
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| area = {{convert|2|acre|km2|abbr=on}} |
| area = {{convert|2|acre|km2|abbr=on}} |
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| length = {{convert|325|ft|m|-2|abbr=on}} |
| length = {{convert|325|ft|m|-2|abbr=on}} |
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| status = Retreating |
| status = Retreating |
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'''Schoolroom Glacier''' is a small [[glacier]] located in [[Grand Teton National Park]] in the |
'''Schoolroom Glacier''' is a small [[glacier]] located in [[Grand Teton National Park]] in the U.S. state of [[Wyoming]].<ref name=topo>{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Grand Teton, WY|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=43.72590&lon=-110.84894&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate=2012-08-12}}</ref> This [[Teton Range]] glacier lies adjacent to the south Cascade Canyon trail at an altitude of {{convert|10400|ft|m|abbr=on}}, approximately {{convert|12|mi|km|abbr=on}} from the trailhead at [[Jenny Lake]]. The glacier has many of the classic textbook details of a glacier, namely, well defined terminal and lateral [[moraine]]s, [[crevasse]]s, a [[proglacial lake]] and related features which led to the naming ''schoolroom''. |
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As is true for a vast majority of glaciers worldwide, Schoolroom Glacier has been in a state of retreat for many decades, and if current climatic conditions persist, the glacier is anticipated to disappear by the year 2030, if not sooner. |
As is true for a vast majority of glaciers worldwide, Schoolroom Glacier has been in a state of retreat for many decades, and if current climatic conditions persist, the glacier is anticipated to disappear by the year 2030, if not sooner. |
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Revision as of 07:22, 14 February 2013
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 Schoolroom Glacier at right from Hurricane Pass. Below the glacier is a proglacial lake impounded by lateral and terminal moraines left behind by the retreat of the glacier | |
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| Type | Mountain/Hanging glacier |
| Location | Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA |
| Area | 2 acres (0.0081 km2) |
| Length | 325 ft (100 m) |
| Terminus | Moraine/Talus slope |
| Status | Retreating |
Schoolroom Glacier is a small glacier located in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[2] This Teton Range glacier lies adjacent to the south Cascade Canyon trail at an altitude of 10,400 ft (3,200 m), approximately 12 mi (19 km) from the trailhead at Jenny Lake. The glacier has many of the classic textbook details of a glacier, namely, well defined terminal and lateral moraines, crevasses, a proglacial lake and related features which led to the naming schoolroom.
As is true for a vast majority of glaciers worldwide, Schoolroom Glacier has been in a state of retreat for many decades, and if current climatic conditions persist, the glacier is anticipated to disappear by the year 2030, if not sooner.
References
- ^ "Schoolroom Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Grand Teton, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 12, 2012.
See also
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