Data acquired July 5, 1984
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Data acquired July 5, 1984
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Data acquired August 4, 2024
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Data acquired August 4, 2024
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Alaska’s Fast-Growing Glacial Lakes

Lake water has quickly filled the void left by a trio of retreating glaciers in the southern part of the state.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Alaska’s Fast-Growing Glacial Lakes.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published November 28, 2024
Data acquired July 5, 1984 - August 4, 2024