Miche Wabun Glacier
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Miche Wabun Glacier is a glacier remnant (glacieret) located in the U.S. state
of Montana
in the northeastern region of Glacier National Park. The glacieret is situated in a cirque
to the east of Goat Haunt Mountain
. Miche Wabun Glacier was measured in 2009 to have retreated to less than 25 acre (0.1011715 km²) in area, considered to be a minimal size to qualify as being considered an active glacier. Between 1966 and 2005, the glacier lost over 55 percent of its surface area.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
in the northeastern region of Glacier National Park. The glacieret is situated in a cirque
Cirque
Cirque may refer to:* Cirque, a geological formation* Makhtesh, an erosional landform found in the Negev desert of Israel and Sinai of Egypt*Cirque , an album by Biosphere* Cirque Corporation, a company that makes touchpads...
to the east of Goat Haunt Mountain
Goat Haunt Mountain
Goat Haunt Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Goat Haunt Mountain is in the northeastern section of Glacier National Park, approximately north of Mount Cleveland. The stagnant Miche Wabun Glacier is located on the eastern slopes of the...
. Miche Wabun Glacier was measured in 2009 to have retreated to less than 25 acre (0.1011715 km²) in area, considered to be a minimal size to qualify as being considered an active glacier. Between 1966 and 2005, the glacier lost over 55 percent of its surface area.
See also
- List of glaciers in the United States
- Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)There are at least 35 named glaciers in Glacier National Park . In 1850, Glacier had 150 glaciers. There are 25 active glaciers remaining in the park today. Since the ice ages stopped 10,000 years ago, there have been many slight climate shifts causing periods of glacier growth or melt-back...