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Credner Glacier

Credner Glacier
Kilimanjaro Glaciers.jpg
NASA image from 2004 with locations of major glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro. Credner Glacier is at upper left. Click on image to expand.
Type Mountain glacier
Location Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Coordinates 03°04′04″S 37°20′41″E / 3.06778°S 37.34472°E / -3.06778; 37.34472
Length 1.30 km (0.81 mi)
Terminus Talus
Status Retreating

Credner Glacier is on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the northwest slope of the peak and is a remnant of an icecap 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 Northern Ice Field. 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.

Credner Glacier and recently exposed old lava in 2009

Scientist atop Credner Glacier in 2009


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