Muir Glacier

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noun

a glacier in SE Alaska, flowing SE from Mt. Fairweather into Glacier Bay. About 350 sq. mi. (905 sq. km).

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Words nearby Muir Glacier

Mühlbach, Muhlenberg, Mühlhausen, Muir, muirburn, Muir Glacier, mujaheddin, mujahedin, mujik, mujtahid, Mukalla

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How to use Muir Glacier in a sentence

According to a map provided by the Park Service, Muir Glacier extended far into the Muir Inlet as recently as 1976—but no more.
Alaska Delivers the Goods in Glacier Bay National Park|Emily Pennington|April 15, 2021|Outside Online
The following facts relating to the Muir glacier, its measurement and movement, are derived wholly from Professor Wright's notes.
Along Alaska's Great River|Frederick Schwatka
Muir Glacier is the greatest of this grand group, and surpasses anything nearer than the polar zones themselves.
Wonderland; or Alaska and the Inside Passage|Lieut. Frederick Schwatka
The front wall of the Muir Glacier is about two and a half or three miles wide.
Travels in Alaska|John Muir

The Muir glacier is the one that occupies the most attention, as it is the most accessible to tourists.
Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist.|E. L. Lomax
Muir Glacier, the largest that dips into the bay, presents a front of 5000 feet.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Muir Glacier

Muir Glacier

/ (mjʊə) /

noun

a glacier in SE Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains, flowing southeast from Mount Fairweather. Area: about 900 sq km (350 sq miles)

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