| 词条 | Wintun Glacier |
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| name = Wintun Glacier | photo = | photo_caption = | type = Mountain glacier | location = Siskiyou County, California, United States | map = USA California#USA | map_caption = Location in California | label_position = right | map_size = 225 | coordinates = {{coord|41|24|28|N|122|10|56|W|region:US-CA|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref =[1] | area = {{convert|.5|sqmi|abbr=on}} | length = {{convert|1.3|mi|abbr=on}} | thickness = {{convert|68|ft|abbr=on}} average | terminus = Moraine | status = Expanding }} The Wintun Glacier is a glacier situated on the eastern flank of Mount Shasta, in the U.S. state of California.[2][3] It is both the third largest and third most voluminous glacier in California after the neighboring Hotlum Glacier and the Whitney Glacier.[4] The Wintun Glacier starts on the east side of Mount Shasta's main summit, and it has the highest permanent snow and ice on the mountain, reaching above {{convert|14100|ft|abbr=on}} to within a few dozen feet (~8–15 m) of the true summit.[5] The glacier flows east down a steep slope and terminates in two lobes, the longer of which extends down near {{convert|9800|ft|abbr=on}}.[5] In 2002, scientists made the first detailed survey of Mount Shasta's glaciers in 50 years. They found that seven of the glaciers have grown over the period 1951-2002, with the Hotlum and Wintun Glaciers nearly doubling, the Bolam Glacier increasing by half, and the Whitney and Konwakiton Glaciers growing by a third.[6][7][8] See also
References1. ^{{cite gnis|id=269256|name=Wintun Glacier|accessdate=2012-09-30}} {{Glaciers of Mount Shasta}}{{SiskiyouCountyCA-geo-stub}}2. ^{{cite web| last =| first =| title = Existing Glaciers of Mount Shasta | publisher =College of the Siskiyous| url =http://www.siskiyous.edu/shasta/env/glacial/exi.htm| accessdate = 2007-01-23 }} 3. ^{{cite web| last =| first =| title =Glaciers of California|work=Glaciers of the American West| publisher =Glaciers Online| url =http://glaciers.research.pdx.edu/california.php| format =| accessdate = 2007-01-23 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060903035748/http://glaciers.research.pdx.edu/california.php |archivedate = 2006-09-03}} 4. ^{{cite web | last = Driedger | first = Carolyn L. |author2=Kennard, Paul M. | url = https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp1365 | title = Ice volumes on Cascade volcanoes; Mount Rainier, Mount Hood, Three Sisters, and Mount Shasta | publisher = U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1365 | year=1986 | accessdate = 2007-03-06}} 5. ^1 Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates 6. ^{{cite book | last = Harris | first = Stephen L. | title = Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes (3rd ed.) | publisher = Mountain Press Publishing Company | year = 2005 | pages = 109 | isbn = 0-87842-511-X }} 7. ^{{cite web| last =Wong| first =Kathleen| title=California Glaciers|work=California Wild| publisher =California Academy of Sciences| url =http://www.calacademy.org/calwild/2005fall/stories/glaciers.html| accessdate = 2007-01-23 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061006102003/http://www.calacademy.org/calwild/2005fall/stories/glaciers.html |archivedate = 2006-10-06}} 8. ^{{cite news | last =Whitney| first =David| title =A growing glacier: Mount Shasta bucks global trend, and researchers cite warming phenomena| publisher =The Bee| date =September 4, 2006| url =http://dwb.sacbee.com/content/news/story/14317368p-15234887c.html| accessdate = 2007-01-23 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070121071019/http://dwb.sacbee.com/content/news/story/14317368p-15234887c.html |archivedate = 2007-01-21}} 3 : Glaciers of Siskiyou County, California|Glaciers of California|Glaciers of Mount Shasta |
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