McCarty Glacier
Map showing the location of McCarty Glacier
Map showing the location of McCarty Glacier
McCarty Glacier
TypeTidewater glacier
LocationKenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates59°46′12″N 150°13′15″W / 59.77000°N 150.22083°W / 59.77000; -150.22083
Area15 miles2 (24.6 km2)
Length10 miles (16.3 km)
TerminusMcCarty Fiord
StatusRetreating

The McCarty Glacier is a tidewater glacier located in the Harding Icefield in the Kenai Mountains of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.

The glacier is named for William McCarty, a former resident of Seward.

The glacier has been severely affected by global warming and since the early 1900s its terminus has receded 15 km from the mouth of the bay.[1]

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