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Dozens of glaciers, calving action and wildlife galore: this National Park and Preserve is popular because it offers a greatest hits collection of Alaskan sights and is boat-accessible. Glacier Bay has more than 50 named glaciers, as well as two major arms: East Arm and West Arm.
29 kwi 2024 · The icebergs in Bear Glacier Lagoon are much larger than those found near the tidewater glaciers elsewhere in the park. These building size icebergs are mostly submerged and can roll and break at any moment. There is much more to the iceberg than what you see above the water.
The 700-square-mile Harding Icefield, one of four major ice caps in the United States, crowns Kenai Fjords National Park. The icefield may be a remnant of the Pleistocene ice masses once covering half of Alaska.
Just a 2.5-hour drive from Anchorage, 50 miles west to the Palmer area, the Matanuska Glacier sits off the scenic but less-traveled Glenn Highway. Head north from Anchorage up the Glenn Highway, past Palmer and Sutton, into the Chugach Mountains.
Aialik Glacier is the biggest glacier in Aialik Bay and sits in Kenai Fjords National Park. While very steady, the glacier is most active during May and June. Take a cruise from Seward to Aialik, or paddle your way through!
The Knik Glacier is a 400-foot wall of ice in the Chugach Mountains to the east of Anchorage. The melting glacier has created a massive lake at its face which occupies an area of six square miles. (What you see in the photo above is a glacier pool, not the lake).
18 paź 2022 · The largest glacier in Alaska is the Bering Glacier, which is located in southeastern Alaska. It covers approximately 5,000 square miles, which is larger than the state of Rhode Island. Here is a lineup of seven legendary Alaska glaciers that can be seen and explored on tours across the state.
