Thursday, January 11, 2007
Alaska - Prince William Sound
Glaciers, Alaska
Explore the chilly waters and natural beauty of Prince William Sound.
2 min 50 seconds
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Prince William Sound is on the south coast of Alaska. Traveling through the sound on a small vessel is a great way to taste the wild of Alaska and to admire the ominous beauty of the glaciers as they break free from the ice shelf that anchors them.
The Columbia Glacier is a one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world, and has been retreating since the early 1980s. The glacier at the present terminus is approximately two kilometers wide, and 550 meters thick, of which approximately 70 meters stands above sea level. Like all Alaskan tidewater glaciers, the ice is not floating but is resting on bedrock below sea level, with a significant fraction of its weight supported by buouyancy.
Join us as we take a beach excursion, explore the untamed wildlife and are humbled by both nature's beauty and her power.
