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Shepard Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana - 2005
Shepard Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana - 2005
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Title: Shepard Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana - 2005

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The thick, crevassed, ice flows of historic Shepard Glacier have been diminished to less than 0.1 square kilometer in area by 2005. According to the criteria set by the USGS Repeat Photography Project, Shepard Glacier is now considered to be too small to be defined as a glacier. (Blase Reardon)

Location: MT

Date Taken: 2005

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Usage: This image is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit the photo.

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USGS Desert Laboratory Repeat Photography Collection.  Contact for additional information:  Diane Boyer, deboyer@usgs.gov or 520-670-6671, ext. 297

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Type: JPEG image - 1.82 MB
Dimensions: 1800 x 1234
Resolution: 72 dpi

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