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Glacier on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
Credner Glacier
NASA image from 2004 with locations of major glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro. Credner Glacier is at upper left. Click on image to expand.
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TypeMountain glacier
LocationMount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Coordinates03°03′11″S 37°20′58″E / 3.05306°S 37.34944°E / -3.05306; 37.34944
Length1.30 km (0.81 mi)
TerminusTalus
StatusRetreating

Credner Glacier is on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the northwest slope of the peak and is a remnant of an icecap which once crowned the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. The glacier is situated at an elevation of between 5,800 and 5,500 metres (19,000 and 18,000 ft). Credner Glacier is one of the largest glaciers on the mountain and descends from the Northern Ice Field. Credner is rapidly retreating due to its high exposure point on the northwest slope of Mount Kilimanjaro. A report published in 2013 indicated that in another decade the glacier may no longer exist.

Gallery

  • Credner Glacier and recently exposed old lava in 2009 Credner Glacier and recently exposed old lava in 2009
  • Scientist atop Credner Glacier in 2009 Scientist atop Credner Glacier in 2009

See also

References

  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. Singh, Vijay P., ed. (July 1, 2011). Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers (2011 ed.). Springer. p. 676. ISBN 978-9048126415. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  3. 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". The Cryosphere. 7 (2): 419–431. Bibcode:2013TCry....7..419C. doi:10.5194/tc-7-419-2013.
  4. Sirguey, P. J.; Cullen, N. J.; Moelg, T.; Kaser, G. (Fall 2013). "Ice volume assessment of the Northern Ice Field of Kilimanjaro: the photogrammetry strikes back". AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System: C42A–05. Bibcode:2013AGUFM.C42A..05S.
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