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How wide is the Mendenhall Glacier?

The Mendenhall Glacier is about 2.4 km (1.49 mi) wide.

What is measured: approximate width near the terminus

Mendenhall Glacier (2.4 km) drawn to scale beside the Burj Khalifa (828 m) and the Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Burj Khalifa (828 m), Mendenhall Glacier (2.4 km) and Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 2.9× the height of the Burj Khalifa
  • About 27% of the height of Mount Everest
  • About 7.3× the height of the Eiffel Tower
  • About 23× the length of a football (soccer) pitch

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Facts about Mendenhall Glacier

Mendenhall Glacier is a 21-kilometer-long valley glacier that flows from the Juneau Icefield in Alaska.

Source: U.S. National Park Service — Mendenhall Glacier; Juneau Icefield Research Program — Mendenhall Glacier

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Mendenhall Glacier
Mount Mitchell2,037 m (6,683 ft)0.85×
Mount Kosciuszko2,228 m (7,310 ft)0.93×
Mount Bromo2,329 m (7,641 ft)0.97×
Mendenhall Glacier2.4 km (1.49 mi)this page
Mount Taranaki2,518 m (8,261 ft)1×
Mount St. Helens2,549 m (8,363 ft)1.1×
Iguazu Falls2.7 km (1.68 mi)1.1×
Mount Paektu2,744 m (9,003 ft)1.1×
Mount Roraima2,810 m (9,219 ft)1.2×
Mount Tambora2,850 m (9,350 ft)1.2×

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