MHL: Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory

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MHL and MTRI scientists and engineers have been traveling to the Bering Glacier in Alaska for the past six years to support a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) hydrological study of the Bering Glacier - the largest and longest glacier in continental North America. Bering Glacier alone covers more than 6% of the glacier-covered area of Alaska and may contain 15-20% of Alaska's total glacial ice. The entire glacier lies on BLM-administered land. The rapid, continuous retreat of the glacier and the expansion of Vitus Lake at the terminus have provided opportunities for establishing new habitats and new flora and fauna, including a population of endangered harbor seals.

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