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Description: Shear or herring-bone crevasses on the Emmons Glacier; such crevasses often form near the edge of a glacier where interactions with underlying or marginal rock impede flow. In this case, the impediment appears to be some distance from the near margin of the glacier. Viewpoint location: East Ridge of Steamboat Prow 90 m west of Camp Curtis, Mount Rainier National Park Viewpoint elevation: 2825 meter (9270 ft) View direction: South-southeast Location source: Casio 1675 altimeter watch, notes, Google Earth Location Datum: WGS84 Camera: Olympus 35 mm
Title: Chevron Crevasses 00
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Author: Walter Siegmund (talk)
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