A Tidewater Glacier exiting into Prince William Sound is a photograph by Phyllis Taylor which was uploaded on June 19th, 2017.
A Tidewater Glacier exiting into Prince William Sound
A tidewater glacier exits into Prince William Sound. Pieces of ice chip off the glacier edge and float into the Sound. The deep blue water is... more
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A Tidewater Glacier exiting into Prince William Sound
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Phyllis Taylor
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A tidewater glacier exits into Prince William Sound. Pieces of ice chip off the glacier edge and float into the Sound. The deep blue water is typical of melting glacier ice.
Glaciers are rivers of moving ice. Glaciers slide and grind their way down mountains sculpting the fjords and valleys by the forces of gravity.
Shielded from the Gulf of Alaska by a string of islands, the protected waters of Prince William Sound hold dozens of glaciers. Massive tidewater glaciers roll down to the water. With a crack, a rumble and a splash, massive bergs calve from the ice and throw up huge clouds of spray. The Harriman Expedition and naturalist John Muir first described the glacial wonders of Prince William Sound after their voyage in 1899.
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June 19th, 2017
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