Stikine Icecap
The Devils Thumb rises above the Stikine Icecap
Type	Icecap
Location	Alaska, U.S., British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	57°04′14″N, 132°13′51″W
Terminus	outflow glaciers

Locational map of major features of the Alaska Panhandle area including the Stikine Icecap

The Stikine Icecap (sometimes referred to as the Stikine Icefield) is a large icefield straddled on the Alaska–British Columbia boundary in the Alaska Panhandle region. Devils Thumb is a Mountain in the Stikine Icecap region of the Alaska - British Columbia border near Petersburg. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The United States of America —commonly referred to as the British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The Alaska Panhandle, sometimes referred to as Southeast Alaska, is the southeastern portion of the U An ice field (also spelled icefield) is an area less than 50000 km² (19305 mile²) of Ice often found in the colder climates and higher altitudes Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C The Alaska Panhandle, sometimes referred to as Southeast Alaska, is the southeastern portion of the U ^[1] It lies in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains. The Boundary Ranges, also known in the singular and as the Alaska Boundary Range, are the largest and most northerly subrange of the Coast Mountains. The Coast Mountains are a Mountain range of the Pacific Cordillera, running along the north western shore of the North American continent extending south

An extremely large icefield, the icecap is a primary source for both the Taku and Stikine Rivers. Not to be confused with the Taku Arm of Tagish Lake The Taku River is a River running from British Columbia, Canada Stikine River (sti-KEEN is a river historically also the Stickeen River, approximately 335 mi (539 km long in northwestern British Columbia in The Stikine Icecap also feeds the LeConte, Sawyer, and Great Glaciers. LeConte Glacier is a 21-mile-long (34 km and one-mile-wide (1 Tracy Arm is a Fjord in Alaska near Juneau. It is named after a Civil War general named Benjamin Franklin Tracy.

The Stikine Icecap area is also renowned for its technically demanding and dangerous peaks and spires of granite that have garnered comparisons as North America's version of Patagonia[1]. Llao LLaojpg|thumb|250px| Lake Nahuel Huapi, near Bariloche, Argentina Peaks of particular renown include Devils Thumb, Witches Tits, Cat's Ears, and the Burkett Needle. Devils Thumb is a Mountain in the Stikine Icecap region of the Alaska - British Columbia border near Petersburg.

Most expeditions into the region usually depart from Petersburg, Alaska. Petersburg is a city in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, in the United States.

Cited references

See also

• Juneau Icefield
• List of glaciers and icefields

External links

• Bivouac.com writeup