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Nisqually Glacier in center background
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Mountain glacier
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Washington , US
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18 square miles (46 km&2)
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4 miles (64 km)
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moraine
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retreating
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The is one of the larger
Glaciers on the southern face of
Mount Rainier in the
U.S. State of
Washington . The glacier is one of the most easily viewed on the mountain, and is accessible from the Paradise visitor facilities in
Mount Rainier National Park . It is currently retreating. Nisqually Glacier is the source of the
Nisqually River .
Perhaps the longest studied glacier on Mount Rainier, Nisqually's terminal point has been measured annually since 1918.
1 In May of 1970, the glacier was measured to be moving at an average of 29 inches (73 cm) per day.
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