Coe Glacier
| Coe Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Coe Glacier Location in Oregon | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Cascade Range,Hood River County, Oregon,U.S. |
| Coordinates | 45°23′00″N121°41′40″W/ 45.38333°N 121.69444°W[1] |
| Area | 296 acres (120 ha) (2004 estimate) |
| Terminus | Moraines/Talus |
| Status | Retreating |
Coe Glacieris in the U.S. state ofOregon.The glacier is situated in theCascade Rangeon the north slope ofMount Hood,at an elevation between 10,500 and 6,400 ft (3,200 and 2,000 m).[2]
Between 1907 and 2004, Coe Glacier lost 15% of its surface area. Theglacier terminusretreated 390 metres (1,280 ft) over the same time period.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Coe Glacier".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.Retrieved2012-08-05.
- ^Mount Hood North, OR(Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps).Retrieved2012-08-05.
- ^Jackson, Keith; Andrew Fountain (2007)."Spatial and morphological change on Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood, Oregon, USA"(PDF).Annals of Glaciology.46:222–226.doi:10.3189/172756407782871152.Archived fromthe original(pdf)on 2013-10-19.Retrieved2012-08-11.
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