Bacon Glacier
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Bacon Glacier is a glacier
in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, US, close to the Canadian border. It drains into Bacon Creek. The glacier has an elevation of 2611 feet (795.8 m), and is located at 58.650°N 133.808°W. Like many other place names in Alaska, Bacon Glacier also reflects the importance of food to the early prospectors and miners who came up with many of those names.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, US, close to the Canadian border. It drains into Bacon Creek. The glacier has an elevation of 2611 feet (795.8 m), and is located at 58.650°N 133.808°W. Like many other place names in Alaska, Bacon Glacier also reflects the importance of food to the early prospectors and miners who came up with many of those names.