Nizina Glacier, Alaska RangeNizina Glacier is a 36 kilometre long valley glacier in the eastern Wrangell Mountains. It has two major flow units: Regal Glacier descends from Regal Mountain (4220m), Rohn Glacier from a Mountain called President's Chair. Below their confluence, the glacier tongue is locally known as Nizina Glacier. In recent years it has formed, due to recession from a terminal moraine, a large proglacial lake into which it calves may large icebergs. |
![Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range](icons/01_nizina_confluence.jpg) Confluence of Regal Glacier (left) and Rohn Glacier. The glacier terminus and proglacial lake are visible on the top. | ![Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range](icons/02_nizina_glacier_folding.jpg) Folding on Rohn Glacier due to longitudinal compression. Note turquoise meltwater pond on the far right. | ![Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range](icons/03_meltwater_pond.jpg) Meltwater lakes and deeply incised meltwater channels on stagnant ice on the true left side of lower Rohn Glacier. | ![Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range](icons/04_nizina_meltwater_channels.jpg) A meltwater stream from Frederiks Glacier flows towards the tongue of Nizima Glacier. Note older meltwater channels on the green hill in the left foreground. |
![Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range](icons/05_nizina_meandering_rivers.jpg) The meltwater from Frederiks Glacier erodes the true left margin of Nizima Glacier. | ![Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range](icons/06_nizina_embayments.jpg) Glacial lakes on the left side of Nizima Glaciers tongue. Note terraced alluvial deposits. | ![Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range](icons/07_nizina_glacier_sand_cone.jpg) Prominent sand cone on the edge of one of the glacial lakes (slightly right of centre). | ![Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range](icons/08_nizina_glacier_proglacial_lake.jpg) The disintegrating tongue of Nizima Glacier has calved many large icebergs into the proglacial lake. |
![Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range](icons/09_nizina_glacier_overview.jpg) View over the proglacial lake towards Nizima Glacier. | ![Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range](icons/10_nizina_icebergs_detail.jpg) Calving front of Nizima Glacier (lower left) and icebergs. | ![Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range](icons/11_nizina_glacier_rainbow.jpg) Rainbow over Nizima Glacier's proglacial lake. | ![Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range Nizina Glacier, Alaska Range](icons/12_milehighcliff.jpg) Folded and faulted limestone in the 'Milehigh Cliff' south of Nizima Glacier. |
All photos 26.7.2011 Jürg Alean |