Exit Glacier

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf glacier
gptkbp:access Exit_Glacier_Road
gptkbp:accessibility accessible by foot or road
gptkbp:area approximately 26 square miles
gptkbp:bestTimeToVisit summer months
late spring
gptkbp:climate subarctic climate
gptkbp:educationalPrograms offered_by_National_Park_Service
gptkbp:firstGeneration in 1968
gptkbp:flowsInto gptkb:Nikita_River
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures icebergs
crevasses
moraine
seracs
observed since the 1800s
terminal lake
gptkbp:historicalResearch glaciology studies
climate change impact studies
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part of the 1899 Harriman Expedition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Exit Glacier
gptkbp:iceClass due to climate change
gptkbp:language available at visitor center
gptkbp:length approximately 4 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Kenai_Fjords_National_Park
gptkbp:namedAfter Exit_Creek
gptkbp:nearbyAttractions gptkb:Bear_Glacier
gptkb:Kenai_Peninsula
gptkb:Harding_Icefield
Seward
Resurrection Bay
gptkbp:parks required for access
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Chugach_Mountains
gptkbp:popularActivities hiking
photography
wildlife viewing
gptkbp:safetyFeatures rockfall risks
glacial hazards
crevasse dangers
gptkbp:surrounding_area includes hiking trails
gptkbp:surroundingArea eagles
moose
salmon
mountain goats
bears
spruce and hemlock forests
gptkbp:type tidewater glacier
gptkbp:visitors gptkb:Exit_Glacier_Nature_Center
over 100,000 annually