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Strata & Time · 00:05 · 2026

The retreat of Mendenhall Glacier

Near Juneau, Alaska, the glacier's terminus pulls back from the lake it carved. Landsat, 1984 to the present.

What to look for

Use the lake as a ruler. The open water between the shore and the ice front is the distance the glacier has retreated.

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Collection
Strata & Time
Series
Forty years in four seconds
Running time
00:05
Year
2026
Source
NASA SVS / Landsat, SVS 15030
Licence
Public domain (United States government work)

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