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Little Penck Glacier

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Little Penck Glacier
NASA image from 2004 with locations of major glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro. Little Penck Glacier is not shown. Click on image to expand.
Map showing the location of Little Penck Glacier
Map showing the location of Little Penck Glacier
Little Penck Glacier
Location in Tanzania
Map showing the location of Little Penck Glacier
Map showing the location of Little Penck Glacier
Little Penck Glacier
Little Penck Glacier (Africa)
TypeMountain glacier
LocationMount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Coordinates03°03′36″S 37°20′13″E / 3.06000°S 37.33694°E / -3.06000; 37.33694
TerminusBarren rock
StatusStagnant ice
Map

Little Penck Glacier is on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the west slope of the peak.[1] Once extending from the Northern Ice Field, the glacier detached from the icefield by 1992.[2] A sizeable but stagnant ice body remains near the 1912 historical terminal end of the glacier.[2] The now vanished Great Penck and Uhlig Glaciers once flanked Little Penck Glacier to the north and south, respectively.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Young, James A.T. (1991). "Glaciers of the Middle East and Africa - Glaciers of Africa" (pdf). U. S. Geological Survey. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c N. J. Cullen; P. Sirguey; T. M¨olg; G. Kaser; M. Winkler; S. J. Fitzsimons (2013). "A century of ice retreat on Kilimanjaro: the mapping reloaded" (pdf). The Cryosphere. 7: 419–431. doi:10.5194/tc-7-419-2013.