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Credner Glacier

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which once crowned the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. The glacier is situated at an elevation of between 5,800 and 5,500 metres (19,000 and 18,000 ft). Credner Glacier is one of the largest glaciers on the mountain and descends from the
215:. Credner is rapidly retreating due to its high exposure point on the northwest slope of Mount Kilimanjaro. A report published in 2013 indicated that in another decade the glacier may no longer exist. 229: 462: 387:
Sirguey, P. J.; Cullen, N. J.; Moelg, T.; Kaser, G. (Fall 2013). "Ice volume assessment of the Northern Ice Field of Kilimanjaro: the photogrammetry strikes back".
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NASA image from 2004 with locations of major glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro. Credner Glacier is at upper left. Click on image to expand.
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N. J. Cullen; P. Sirguey; T. M¨olg; G. Kaser; M. Winkler; S. J. Fitzsimons (2013).
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Credner Glacier and recently exposed old lava in 2009
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Map showing the location of Credner Glacier
Map showing the location of Credner Glacier
Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania
Coordinates
03°03′11″S 37°20′58″E / 3.05306°S 37.34944°E / -3.05306; 37.34944
Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania
icecap
Northern Ice Field
Credner Glacier and recently exposed old lava in 2009
Scientist atop Credner Glacier in 2009
Retreat of glaciers since 1850
List of glaciers in Africa
"Glaciers of the Middle East and Africa - Glaciers of Africa"
Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers
ISBN
978-9048126415
"A century of ice retreat on Kilimanjaro: the mapping reloaded"
Bibcode
2013TCry....7..419C
doi
10.5194/tc-7-419-2013
Bibcode
2013AGUFM.C42A..05S
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glacier
Tanzania
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