Little Penck Glacier

Glacier on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
03°03′36″S 37°20′13″E / 3.06000°S 37.33694°E / -3.06000; 37.33694TerminusBarren rockStatusStagnant iceMap

Little Penck Glacier is on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the west slope of the peak.[1] Once extending from the Northern Ice Field, the glacier detached from the icefield by 1992.[2] A sizeable but stagnant ice body remains near the 1912 historical terminal end of the glacier.[2] The now vanished Great Penck and Uhlig Glaciers once flanked Little Penck Glacier to the north and south, respectively.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Young, James A.T. (1991). "Glaciers of the Middle East and Africa - Glaciers of Africa" (pdf). U. S. Geological Survey. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c N. J. Cullen; P. Sirguey; T. M¨olg; G. Kaser; M. Winkler; S. J. Fitzsimons (2013). "A century of ice retreat on Kilimanjaro: the mapping reloaded" (pdf). The Cryosphere. 7: 419–431. doi:10.5194/tc-7-419-2013.
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