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    The Whitney Glacier is a glacier situated on Mount Shasta, in the U.S. state of California. The Whitney Glacier is the longest glacier and the only valley...
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    the Whitney Glacier, the first confirmed glacier in the United States, on Mount Shasta, were both named after him by members of the Survey. Whitney was...
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  • Amundsen Glacier. It flows north through past Beck Peak and the Breyer Mesa. Continuing north it is joined by the Tate Glacier, Moffett Glacier and Whitney Glacier...
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    The Whitney Glacier is the longest, and the Hotlum is the most voluminous glacier in the state of California. Three of the smaller named glaciers occupy...
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  • nearby Whitney Glacier, and the fourth largest and most voluminous after the neighboring Hotlum Glacier, Whitney Glacier, and Wintun Glacier. The Bolam...
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  • California, although not as thick or long as the nearby Whitney Glacier. The Hotlum Glacier flows from a large cirque on the northeast side of Mount...
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    Bolam Glacier Hotlum Glacier Konwakiton Glacier Mud Creek Glacier Watkins Glacier Whitney Glacier Wintun Glacier Sierra Nevada Conness Glacier - Mount...
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  • and third most voluminous glacier in California after the neighboring Hotlum Glacier and the Whitney Glacier. The Wintun Glacier starts on the east side...
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  • rock bluff overlooking the west side of lower Amundsen Glacier, just north of Whitney Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in December 1929...
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    Geological Survey. Mount Whitney, the highest point in the continental United States, and the Whitney Glacier, the first confirmed glacier in the United States...
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  • Wintun Glaciers nearly doubling, the Bolam Glacier increasing by half, and the Whitney and Konwakiton Glaciers growing by a third. List of glaciers in the...
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  • The glacier is smaller than the northern ones on Mount Shasta such as Whitney, Hotlum, Bolam, and Wintun Glaciers. There are approximately 80 glaciers in...
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  • Wintun Glaciers nearly doubling, the Bolam Glacier increasing by half, and the Whitney and Konwakiton Glaciers growing by a third. List of glaciers "Watkins...
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    (to create a graben valley), such was suggested by geologist Josiah Whitney. Glaciers shaped the Yosemite Valley, and can easily be confused with a graben...
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    on the south wall of Yosemite Valley, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) southwest of Glacier Point and 1.4 miles (2.3 km) northeast of Profile Cliff. The view from...
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    (September 4, 2008). "New Glacier Peak High School dubbed 'pretty rad'". The Everett Herald. Retrieved July 2, 2021. Whitney, Michael. Snohomish County...
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    dramatically shaped by glacial action. The southernmost glacier in the United States, the Palisade Glacier, is contained within the wilderness area. Notable...
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    between the Inyo National Forest and Yosemite National Park. The Conness Glacier lies north of the summit. Mount Conness is named for John Conness (1821–1909)...
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  • Whitney Williams (born 1970/1971) is an American businesswoman and political candidate. In October 2019, Williams announced her candidacy for the 2020...
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    features of Mount Sidley include Feyerharm Knoll, Weiss Amphitheater, Parks Glacier and Doumani Peak. Named features of Mout Waescher include Bennett Saddle...
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    Glacier National Park and the Majestic High Rockies. Glacier Park, Inc. p. 42. Reiner, Ralph E. (1969). Introducing the Flowering Beauty of Glacier National...
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  • that premiered on January 13, 2015. The series chronicles the life of Whitney Way Thore, a woman who weighed 380 pounds (170 kg) at the beginning of...
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    America; Mount Whitney at 14,505 ft (4,421 m), the highest point in the contiguous United States; and Yosemite Valley sculpted by glaciers from...
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    over 130 first ascents, many in California's Sierra Nevada and Montana's Glacier National Park. He also set a speed climbing record on California's Mount...
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    (1969). Introducing the Flowering Beauty of Glacier National Park and the Majestic High Rockies. Glacier Park, Inc. p. 58. Jepson Flora: Lonicera involucrata...
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  • Peak, Glacier National Park Allen Mountain, Glacier National Park Almost-a-Dog Mountain, Glacier National Park Amphitheater Mountain, Glacier National...
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    in Yosemite Valley were created by alpine glaciers, bucking established scientists such as Josiah Whitney. Muir wrote scientific papers on the area's...
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    (1969). Introducing the Flowering Beauty of Glacier National Park and the Majestic High Rockies. Glacier Park, Inc. p. 20. RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden...
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    to Alaska in 1879 and were the first Euro-Americans to explore Glacier Bay. Muir Glacier was later named after him. He traveled into British Columbia a...
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    during the Berlin Airlift. The aircraft was powered by four large Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major piston engines producing 3,800 hp (2,800 kW) each. The...
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