glacier's movement 



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Movement op the Glacier 

 method of attaining data 



For the purpose of obtaining data relating to the movement of the 

 Kennecott Glacier, a number of stakes containing flags were set firmly in 

 the ice (see figure 6). The stakes were not placed in line, owing to the 



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Figure 6. — Map showing Position of Stakes and Movement of Kennecott Glacier 

 After original drawing and plotting by D. C. Hoyt, Kennecott, AJaska. 



exigencies of travel over the glacier and because the method of recording- 

 did not require it. The distances of the stakes from the edge of the 

 glacier ranged from 680 to 4,180 feet. The total width at this point is 

 approximately 17,000 feet. Some of the flags unfortunately disappeared, 



