| 词条 | Kigluaik Mountains |
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The Kigluaik Mountains are a {{convert|42|mi|km|adj=on}} mountain chain running east to west on western Alaska's Seward Peninsula. Its highest point is the summit of Mount Osborn, at 4,714 feet (1437 meters) above sea level. This remote range is home to numerous isolated mountain lakes which have been shown to contain unique subspecies of Arctic char.[1] Located in the Nome Census Area,[2] Kigluaik Mountains are noted as the location of Grand Union Glacier, the only remaining active glacier in western Alaska.[3] References1. ^Webb, Joseph, A Newly Discovered Population of Arctic Char of the Kigluaik Mountains of Alaska, BLM-NSTC {{coord|64|58|35|N|165|21|44|W|scale:1000000|display=title}}{{NomeAK-geo-stub}}2. ^{{gnis|1404642}} 3. ^Parker E. Calkin, Darrell S. Kaufman, Bruce J. Przybyl, W. Brett Whitford, and Brian J. Peck Glacier Regimes, Periglacial Landforms, and Holocene Climate Change in the Kigluaik Mountains, Seward Peninsula, Alaska 3 : Landforms of the Seward Peninsula|Mountain ranges of Alaska|Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska |
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