Hubbard Glacier Calving
by Jennie Breeze
Title
Hubbard Glacier Calving
Artist
Jennie Breeze
Medium
Photograph - Original Img_9757
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Hubbard Glacier is located in eastern Alaska and part of Yukon, Canada. 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 breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier, iceberg, ice front, ice shelf, or crevasse. The ice that breaks away can be classified as an iceberg, but may also be a growler, bergy bit, or a crevasse wall breakaway. Calving of glaciers is often accompanied by a loud cracking or booming sound before blocks of ice up to (200 ft) high break loose and crash into the water. The entry of the ice into the water causes large, and often hazardous waves. Glaciers can be so large that boats cannot approach closer than 1.9 mi. These events have become major tourist attractions in locations such as Alaska.
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October 6th, 2019
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Comments (4)
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Jennie, on your win in the Glacier Photography Contest for this beautiful photograph! Well deserved. Voted.
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Jennie Breeze replied:
Thanks John! Appreciate the feature in your 'Images that Excite You' art group.
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