Icy Waters. Hubbard Glacier Icebergs
by Connie Fox
Title
Icy Waters. Hubbard Glacier Icebergs
Artist
Connie Fox
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Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo
Description
A breathtaking scene of Hubbard Glacier in Alaska. At 76 miles in length (122 kilometers), Hubbard Glacier is the longest tidewater glacier in North America, extending from eastern Alaska, U.S.A. to Yukon, Canada. Tidewater glaciers, also called mountain glaciers or valley glaciers, descend to the sea and usually break off into icebergs. The icebergs appear as white dots of varying sizes in this and other beautiful images in my Alaska Gallery. Please take the time to enjoy them all.
According to Wikipedia, it takes about 400 years for ice to traverse the length of the glacier, meaning that the ice at the foot of the glacier is about 400 years old. The glacier routinely calves off icebergs the size of a ten-story building. Where the glacier meets the bay, most of the ice is below the waterline, and because this glacier is advancing rather than receding, enormous geological pressures cause newly calved icebergs to shoot up quite dramatically. Ships, therefore, must keep their distance from the edge of the glacier in Disenchantment Bay.
Copyright 2015 Connie Steitz Fox. All Rights Reserved.
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8 lens, circular polarizer, and ND filter. Shot outdoors with available light and minimal post-processing. Uncropped full-size photograph. Various sizes and products available. Image has been signed by the artist.
FEATURED on the homepages of Forward Exposure, November 2015, and Ocean Photography and Just Perfect, February 2021. My thanks!
Icy Waters. Hubbard Glacier Icebergs by Connie Fox
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October 6th, 2015
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