Glacier Calvings and Fractures

Transcript

Transcript

Rumbling and crashing as ice collides with water. A clunk, and a small splash, followed by sounds of small rocks falling into water. Clunking and scratching ice falls and splashes into water. Cracking of rock and ice is heard occasionally throughout.

Description

Feel the shock and awe as massive chunks of ancient ice crack, pop, and break free from the tidewater face of Margerie Glacier before smashing into the sea.

Duration

4 minutes, 7 seconds

Credit

H. Lentfer / NPS

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