McCarty Glacier

This article is about the glacier on the Kenai Peninsula. For the glacier near Yakutat, Alaska, see McCarty Glacier (Yakutat). For the glacier in Antarctica, see McCarthy Glacier.

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

McCarty Glacier
McCarty Glacier
Type	Tidewater glacier
Location	Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates	59°46′12″N 150°13′15″W
Area	15 miles2 (24.6 km2)
Length	10 miles (16.3 km)
Terminus	McCarty Fiord
Status	Retreating

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]

See also

• List of glaciers and icefields