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| name = Matthes Glaciers |
| name = Matthes Glaciers |
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| coords = {{coord|37|13|40|N|118|45|33|W|region:US-CA_source:gnis}}<ref name=gnis/> |
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| type = Mountain glacier |
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| map = USA California |
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| region = US-CA |
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| label_position = right |
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| map_size = 225 |
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| lat_d= 37 | lat_m= 13 | lat_s =40 |lat_NS =N |
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| long_d=118 | long_m=45 | long_s=33 |long_EW=W |
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| coordinates_ref = <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|id=371340N 1184533W |name=Matthes Glaciers|accessdate=2012-9-30}}</ref> |
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| length = {{convert|.10|mi|abbr=on}} |
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| thickness = |
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| terminus = Barren rock |
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| status = Retreating |
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The '''Matthes Glaciers''' refers to a group of [[glacier]]s |
The '''Matthes Glaciers''' refers to a group of [[glacier]]s east of the Glacier Divide in the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]]. The glaciers were named for [[Francois E. Matthes]].<ref name=gnis/> There are approximately 10 small glacierets situated above {{convert|12200|ft}} in the [[John Muir Wilderness]] of [[Sierra National Forest]] which comprise the Matthes Glaciers.<ref name=topo>{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Mount Henry, CA|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=37.22771&lon=-118.75928&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate=2012-9-30}}</ref> |
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Their size in the last decades is reduced to only 15% of their original size when discovered by the Spanish conquistadores.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of glaciers]] |
*[[List of glaciers in the United States]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Glaciers of California]] |
[[Category:Glaciers of California]] |
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[[Category:Sierra Nevada (U.S.)]] |
[[Category:Sierra Nevada (U.S.)]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Fresno County, California]] |
[[Category:Landforms of Fresno County, California]] |
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{{California-geo-stub}} |
Revision as of 03:05, 1 October 2012
Matthes Glaciers | |
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Type | Mountain glacier |
Location | Sierra National Forest, Fresno County, California, USA |
Length | .10 mi (0.16 km) |
Terminus | Barren rock |
Status | Retreating |
The Matthes Glaciers refers to a group of glaciers east of the Glacier Divide in the Sierra Nevada, in the U.S. state of California. The glaciers were named for Francois E. Matthes.[1] There are approximately 10 small glacierets situated above 12,200 feet (3,700 m) in the John Muir Wilderness of Sierra National Forest which comprise the Matthes Glaciers.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Matthes Glaciers". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-9-30.
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(help) - ^ Mount Henry, CA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-9-30.
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