Glaciers, Icefields and Icebergs
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One of the amazing things about glaciers is what you don't see, especially from a boat or ship. Some in Alaska are as deep as 2000 feet and 28 miles long.
Tasman Lake is continually formed from Tasman Glacier - part of Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. The glacier face stands 160 ft (50 meters) tall. Water temperature is 3c (37f)
The impressive Johns Hopkins glacier in Glacier Bay National Park is spectacular to see. Enormous sheaths of ice tinged with sapphire blue waiting to break off into Johns Hopkins Inlet.
Much of iceland is pure ice. it is a very cold country. This boat takes tourists out on to the very cold water beneath the glacier.
Glacier Bay, Tarr Inset, Margerie Glacier
The morning reflections on the still waters as we approached this Glacier were something spectacular. The cruise ship provides some perspective of the size and scale of the scene.
Le lac des Chésery dans le massif des Aiguilles Rouges, pour le reflet de tout le massif il faudra encore attendre un peu....
The Chésery lake in the Aiguilles Rouges Range, for the reflexion of the whole mountain range, we will wait a bit more....
What a fabulous Experience it was. It was my dream to walk on glacier.it feels like I landed on Paradise.
Margerie Glacier is a 21 mi (34 km) long tidewater glacier in Glacier Bay, Alaska. It is one of the most active and frequently-visited glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park. While most of the tidewater glaciers in the park have been receding over the last several decades. The width of the glacier is about 1 mile (1.6 km) and the total height at its terminus is about 350 feet (110 m) including 100 feet (30 m) that is underwater.
Hubbard Glacier viewed from the deck of the Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ship MS Radiance of the Seas in Disenchantment Bay Alaska U.S.A.
Flowing over 75 miles and calving into the sea with a face 6 miles wide, this glacier near Yakutat is the longest tidewater glacier in North America, and it is actively advancing!
The glacier makes its way down to the sea. Didn't have GPS turned on, so not sure exactly where this was, but the location is close.
The lighting this morning at Glacier National Park was amazing, as some bright splotches of golden light broken though stormy skies following an impressive lightning storm. I thought the storm was going to prevent my boat trip and Grinnell Glacier hike from happening, but the storm cleared up just in time.
John Hopkins Glacier,Alaska.
We parked here for an hour (shutting off the ships engine) and we were told to listen to the Glacier. Sure enough....from time to time it cracked like thunder!
Then, you would see particles and pieces of icebergs fall from part of the glacier into the sea!
Been awhile since I posted a black and white image so here is one of Mt. Rainier at sunrise with Emmons Glacier catching the day's first light.
"The highest mountain in the northwestern Cascade Range, Mount Rainier has 25 named glaciers that adorn the mountain, the most of any mountain in the continental United States. Emmons Glacier covers the largest area of any glacier in the contiguous 48 states, stretching over 4 miles. Hikers can follow the glacier to the peak, as it spans from the White River Valley to the summit of the mountain. Mount Rainier’s glaciers provide an essential water source for six ice-cold rivers, including the Nisqually, Mowich and Carbon." doi.gov
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Parker Ridge Trail is a very much recommended trail along the Icefield's Parkway. Marked out as a "must-do" hike both by my Lonely Planet Guide and a local tour guide, this short hike was incredibly rewarding. (Please follow the marked trail, to help avoid erosion)
Thanks to the Icefield's Parkway, you get a head start - parking your car at an altitude of 2025 metres. 2-2,5 km later you have climbed about 250 metres higher, and has a splendid view over the Saskatchewan Glacier and the glacier valley below.
The Saskatchewan glacier is the largest outflow glacier from the Columbia Icefield. As many other glaciers, it is in decline. The Saskatchewan Glacier has retreated a lot, as seen in the photos on this page:
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Location: Parker Ridge Trail / Saskatchewan Glacier, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Aerial view of Fourpeaked Glacier taken from aircraft en route to Katmai National Park for our bear viewing excursion. Fourpeaked Volcano is an active stratovolcano in Alaska and is nearly completely covered by Fourpeaked Glacier. Six percent of Katmai National Park is covered with glacier and some of these rivers of ice descend almost to sea level.
This photo was converted from the negative. Taken with Canon AE1 in 1988. Glacier National Park, Montana USA. (In Explore July 10, 2021 number 218.)
Photo taken on top of Nigardsbreen on a glacier hike. This was about 2 hour hike up the glacier (it extends much much further up).
Nigardsbreen is a glacier arm of the large Jostedalsbreen glacier in Norway.
Icebergs calved by a gigantic glacier (70 km upstream) come down the fjord near Illulissat in the Baffin sea, but due to the weak bathymetry (250 m, however) they are stuck and slowly melt awaiting for starting a long trip toward North Atlantic. It is noticeable that in 15 years the glacier has flewed backward of 30 km because of the climate warming. It is time to take decisions !
Recently calved portion (middle of glacier) appears powder-blue. The overall blue appearance of glacier ice results from the absorption of red, orange, yellow, and green light wavelengths.
Margerie Glacier is a much cleaner glacier with less debris compared to the Grand Pacific Glacier located adjacent to Margerie's northeastern flank. It is also one of the most active glaciers for ice calving along with the Johns Hopkins Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park.
The Upsala Glacier is located near the northern arm of Lago Argentino within the Los Glaciers National Park. At fifty kilometers long, ten kilometers wide, it is classified as one of three major glaciers in the park. The beauty of the Upsala glacier is undeniable.
This glacier possesses one of the most significant medial moraines in South America. A moraine is a collection of rock, sand, and clay deposits that has fallen from neighboring mountains and is transported by the slow movements of glacial ice sheets. Over time, these accumulations grow, boldly marking the direction of glacial flow. While there are many types of moraines, the Upsala glacier has formed a medial moraine, which appears when more than two glaciers unite and bring together debris from multiple sources.
Upsala Glacier is only accessible by boat.
Jökulsárlón es el mayor y más conocido lago glaciar de Islandia. Está situado en el extremo sur del glaciar Vatnajökull, entre el Parque nacional Skaftafell y la ciudad de Höfn
Una de sus características más llamativas es que se encuentra lleno de icebergs, que se desprenden de la lengua del glaciar Breiðamerkurjökull. Esto hace de Jökulsárlón probablemente el lugar del mundo en el que es más sencillo para acceder a un iceberg.
This view looks east along The Going-to-the Sun Highway near Rising Sun in Glacier National Park, Montana. From left to right the mountains in this view are Mahtotopah Mountain (top of mountain not shown), Little Chief Mountain, Dusty Star Mountain (the blocky one) and Fusiliade Mountain (top hidden by clouds). The Going-to-the-Sun highway is a National Historic Landmark, a National historic District listed on the Natonal Register of Historic Places and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
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