The Knik Glacier (Dena'ina: Skitnu Łi'a) is an ice field located 50 miles (80 km) east of Anchorage, Alaska on the northern end of the Chugach Mountains...
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On 27 March 2021, an Airbus AS350B3 helicopter crashed near the Knik Glacier, Palmer, Alaska. Five occupants died, including Czech billionaire entrepreneur...
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Knik may refer to the following entities in Alaska: Knik Arm, the northernmost extension of Cook Inlet Knik Glacier, a glacier in the Chugach Mountains...
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being Turnagain Arm. Knik Glacier empties into the Knik Arm. The Port of Anchorage is located on the arm. The Dena'ina name for Knik Arm is Nuti, meaning...
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The Knik River /kˈnɪk/ (Dena'ina: Skitnu; Ahtna: Scitna’) is a 25-mile-long (40 km) river in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its source is at Knik Glacier, from...
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of Glacier Creek. It rises in the high mountains of the divide between this part of the Turnagain Arm drainage and Eagle River, a tributary of Knik Arm...
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1999. Knik Glacier Kellner died on 27 March 2021 in an Airbus AS350 B3 helicopter crash, while heliskiing in Alaska's backcountry near Knik Glacier, 50...
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Gannett. One arm of the Knik Glacier flows from the ice fields of Mount Gannett's north and east slopes, and the Colony Glacier rises on the west and southwest...
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one of two narrow branches at the north end of Cook Inlet, the other being Knik Arm. Turnagain is subject to climate extremes and large tide ranges. Turnagain...
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Glacial lake outburst flood (redirect from Glacier run)
release annually. Lake George near the Knik River had large annual outbreaks from 1918 to 1966. Since 1966 the Knik Glacier has retreated and an ice-dam is no...
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place in the valley on the river MV Susitna, a ship built for the proposed Knik Arm ferry in Alaska This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
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from the mountain drains south to Turnagain Arm via Glacier River and north to Knik Arm via Knik River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit...
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discharge volume at its mouth. The river stretches from the Susitna Glacier to Cook Inlet's Knik Arm. The Susitna River was named by the Dena'ina Alaska Native...
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Alaska, at the terminus of the Cook Inlet, on a peninsula formed by the Knik Arm to the north and the Turnagain Arm to the south. First settled as a tent...
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−20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Knik Glacier which surrounds the mountain. The months May through June offer the most...
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is a prominent landmark in the Anchorage area and can be seen across the Knik Arm of the Cook Inlet from most of the city, especially at higher elevations...
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Palmer at the Alaska State Fair. It includes the valleys of the Matanuska, Knik, and Susitna Rivers. 11,000 of Mat-Su Valley residents commute to Anchorage...
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27th-highest peak within the park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to Knik Arm via Raven Creek and the Eagle River. Topographic relief is significant...
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views of the surrounding Matanuska Valley and distant Knik Glacier. Located within the town is the Knik River Public Use Area (KRPUA), which provides a full...
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generally southwest to the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet. Downstream of its source, the river is joined by meltwater from Matanuska Glacier in the northern Chugach...
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Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Cook Inlet branches into the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm at its northern end, almost surrounding Anchorage....
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000 inhabitants Buffalo Soapstone Chase Chickaloon Eureka Roadhouse Glacier View Knik River Lake Louise Petersville Point MacKenzie Skwentna Susitna (including...
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runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain drains north to Knik Arm via the Knik River and the Eagle River. Although modest in elevation, relief...
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Denali, when he noted "distant stupendous mountains" while surveying the Knik Arm of the Cook Inlet on May 6, 1794. The Russian explorer Lavrenty Zagoskin...
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(97 km) wide, and extends from the Knik and Turnagain Arms of the Cook Inlet on the west to Bering Glacier, Tana Glacier, and the Tana River on the east...
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within Chugach State Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to Knik Arm via Peters Creek and the Eklutna River. Although modest in elevation...
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Chase Chickaloon Eureka Roadhouse Farm Loop Fishhook Gateway Glacier View Knik River Knik-Fairview Lake Louise Lazy Mountain Meadow Lakes North Lakes Petersville...
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Anchorage, Alaska. Heading at Eagle Glacier in Chugach State Park, it flows northwest into Eagle Bay on the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet, 9 miles (14 km) northeast...
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Day to Labor Day. It is located in Butte, which is near the Knik River, and Knik Glacier at Mile 10.4 of the Old Glenn Highway, about 41.5 miles northeast...
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human-made equipment), particularly in the several landslide zones along Knik Arm. Two hundred miles (320 km) southwest, some areas near Kodiak were permanently...
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