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618e2 Mendenhall Glacier--full glory

Just outside of the city of Juneau, this magnificent glacier is fed by the massive Juneau icefield, as is creating the lake below as it melts and recedes. The glacier is currently 12 miles long.

 

More info? see here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendenhall_Glacier

 

Below in first comment box is a more wide angle look

 

Featured in Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=for-american-in...

 

See my "Alaska!" set for more shots of this beautiful area. More to come....

www.flickr.com/photos/25171569@N02/sets/72157630434617816/

 

 

 

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Uploaded on July 6, 2012
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