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Yahtse River

Coordinates: 59°51′48″N 141°23′36″W / 59.86333°N 141.39333°W / 59.86333; -141.39333
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Yahtse River
Yahtse River is located in Alaska
Yahtse River
Location of the mouth of the Yahtse River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughCity and Borough of Yakutat, Alaska
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMalaspina Glacier
 • coordinates59°55′56″N 141°13′51″W / 59.93222°N 141.23083°W / 59.93222; -141.23083[1]
MouthPacific Ocean[1]
 • location
63 miles (101 km) west of Yakutat
 • coordinates
59°51′48″N 141°23′36″W / 59.86333°N 141.39333°W / 59.86333; -141.39333[1]

The Yahtse River (Tlingit Yas'ei Héen[2]) is a short glacier outlet stream extending from the Malaspina Glacier to the Pacific Ocean.[1] The river formerly served as a primary outlet stream for the western portion of the Malaspina. Following the retreat of the Icy Bay glaciers in the 20th century the outlet of the Malaspina shifted to the Caetani River draining into Icy Bay, and the Yahtse was almost completely abandoned by the early 21st century.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Yahtse River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Thornton, Thomas, ed. 2012. Haa Léelk'w Hás Aaní Saax'ú: Our Grandparents' Names on the Land. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
  3. ^ A Revised and Extended Holocene Glacial History of Icy Bay, Southern Alaska, U.S.A. Author(s): David J. Barclay, Julie L. Barclay, Parker E. Calkin and Gregory C. Wiles Source: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol. 38, No. 2 (May, 2006), pp. 153-162