Taku Glacier

Taku Glacier is a tidewater glacier located in Taku Inlet in the U.S. state of , just southeast of the city of . Recognized as the deepest and thickest alpine temperate glacier known in the world, the Taku Glacier is measured at 4,845 feet thick.
Wikipedia
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  • Glacier with an elevation of 3,104 feet (946 metres)
  • …was formerly known as “Foster Glacier”
  • Description: glacier in the United States
  • Also known as
    “Klumma Gutta”
    “Klumma Gutto”
    “Klumma Klutt”
    “Klumu Gutta”
    “Schulze Glacier”
    “Taku-Llewellyn Plateau”

Taku Glacier

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Latitude
58.595° or 58° 35′ 42″ north
Longitude
-134.17972° or 134° 10′ 47″ west
Open location code
94C7HRVC+X4
Geo­Names ID
5557824
Wiki­data ID
Q1535568

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Taku Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Taku Glacier”
  • Chinese: “塔库冰川”
  • Dutch: “Taku Glacier”
  • French: “glacier Taku”
  • French: “Glacier Taku”
  • German: “Taku Glacier”
  • German: “Taku-Gletscher”
  • Italian: “ghiacciaio Taku”
  • Italian: “Ghiacciaio Taku”
  • Italian: “Taku Glacier”
  • Japanese: “タク・グレイシャー”
  • Portuguese: “Geleira Taku”
  • Portuguese: “Glaciar Taku”
  • Ukrainian: “Льодовик Таку”

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