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Taku Glacier, in Taku Inlet southeast of Juneau, descends from the Juneau Icefield and is the icefield’s largest glacier as well as one of the southernmost tidewater glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere. Roughly 58 kilometers long and 4,845 feet thick, it is recognized as the world’s deepest and thickest known alpine temperate glacier. Unlike most nearby glaciers, Taku advanced through much of the modern era, helped by heavy snowfall and a grounded terminus that reduced ice loss after 1948. Its Tlingit name ultimately replaced earlier names, and by 2019, after long resistance to regional warming, it was reported to be in retreat.
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Juneau, Alaska · United States
