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Puzzle 75 · Alaska · Page 105 in print

Glacier Bay

After decades of talk, a 1980 Alaska lands law made Glacier Bay a national park and stretched its boundary northwest to the Alsek River and Dry Bay.

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mcbride glacier is strikingly white and blue between steep brown rugged mountains.

McBride Glacier and its recently exposed surroundings.

NPS Photo / T. Lewis (2021) · Public domain (U.S. federal government work) · Original record
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Kayaker near Johns Hopkins Glacer

Johns Hopkins Inlet leads into Glacier Bay's ice landscape.

NPS / J. Driscoll · Public domain (U.S. federal government work) · Original record
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  1. Alsek River

    The Alsek River, the river protected in the preserve area near Dry Bay.

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  2. Bartlett Cove

    Bartlett Cove, the cove containing Glacier Bay park headquarters.

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  3. Calving

    Calving, the breaking of glacier ice into the sea at a tidewater terminus.

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  4. Dry Bay

    Dry Bay, the named area added to Glacier Bay’s protected area under ANILCA.

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  5. Fairweather

    The Fairweather Range, the mountain range separating Glacier Bay’s interior glaciers from the coastal side.

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  6. Glacier Bay

    Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, the protected area created under ANILCA in 1980.

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  7. Glacier Bear

    The glacier bear, the rare blue-gray color phase of a black bear.

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  8. Gustavus

    Gustavus, the town connected by road to park headquarters at Bartlett Cove.

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  9. Humpback Whale

    The humpback whale, the whale monitored in Glacier Bay and nearby Icy Strait.

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  10. Huna Tlingit

    The Huna Tlingit, the people whose ancestral homeland includes Glacier Bay.

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  11. Iceberg

    An iceberg, a detached block of glacial ice that floats in Glacier Bay.

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  12. Little Ice Age

    The Little Ice Age, the glacial advance whose Glacier Bay ice reached its maximum around 1750.

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  13. Lituya Bay

    Lituya Bay, the named bay included among Glacier Bay National Park’s glaciated landscapes.

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  14. Muir Glacier

    Muir Glacier, the glacier that once filled much of Glacier Bay’s East Arm.

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  15. Tarr Inlet

    Tarr Inlet, the inlet at the head of which Grand Pacific Glacier had retreated by 1916.

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Sources

  1. 1980: From Monument to Park - Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  2. Directions - Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  3. Glaciers / Glacial Features - Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  4. Overview of Selected Glaciers in Glacier Bay - Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  5. Bear Identification - Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  6. Humpback Whale Research & Monitoring - Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  7. Resuming Tlingit Harvest of Gull Eggs in Glacier BayNational Park Service
  8. Glacier Bay's Glacial History - Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  9. Glacier Bay Glaciers Repeat Photography - Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
  10. People - Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveNational Park Service

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