The Columbia Glacier descends from an ice field 10,000 feet (3,050 meters) above sea level, down the flanks of the Chugach Mountains, and into a narrow inlet that leads into Prince William Sound in ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The rate of icebergs breaking off from Alaska’s Columbia Glacier will significantly slow within eight years, according to a new study. Scientists from the University of ...
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Why icebergs break away from glaciers
Ice calving, also known as glacier calving or iceberg calving, is the breaking of ice chunks from the edge of a glacier. It is a form of ice ablation or ice disruption. It is the sudden release and ...
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