[2] Tyndall Glacier is on the east side of the Continental Divide and in a cirque to the north of Hallett Peak.
He also made an early attempt on the Matterhorn prior to its first ascent.
In 1861, Tyndall identified carbon dioxide as a heat-trapping greenhouse gas; the glacier that bears his name appears to be retreating.
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