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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Mühlbach, Muhlenberg, Mühlhausen, Muir, muirburn, Muir Glacier, Muir-Torre syndrome, mujaheddin, mujahedin, mujik, mujtahid

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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
After 50 years, members of the Huna Tlingit people can finally collect harvest sea gull eggs again in Glacier National Park.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Peacock served as an expert witness on grizzlies in federal court for Glacier National Park.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The first time I saw Glacier National Park, it was the magical fantasy land I had always been dreaming about,” says Chin.
Adventure Photographer Jimmy Chin: Defying the Rational, Physically and Creatively|Oliver Jones|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The highest density of wolverines left south of Canada is in Glacier National Park.
Who Will Save the Wolverine? Not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service|Doug Peacock|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Starting September 2, Muir will become Anchor and Managing Editor of World News.
George Stephanopoulos Wins ABC’s Chief Anchor Crown—Where Does His Promotion Leave David Muir?|Lloyd Grove|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The effect of the intense ice action above noted is rapidly to wear away the rocks of the valley in which the glacier is situated.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
A trace of this colour is often visible even in the surface snow on the glacier, and sometimes also in our ordinary winter fields.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Model a river valley whose upper part is filled with a glacier.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
He will foller ye right up the side of a glacier, but he ain't mentally constructed to take the lead.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
The mighty glacier seemed like a great river frozen into ice, hemmed in by the steep rocks.
Rudy and Babette|Hans Christian Andersen

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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