Bering Glacier
CountryUSA
Area2,000 km2
Length190 km
TypePiedmont
About Bering Glacier
The largest glacier in North America. A piedmont glacier spreading out from the mountains. Has retreated 12 km since 1900. Periodically surges forward several km.
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