Columbia Glacier Calving (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Columbia Glacier Calving

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USGS photographers captured a dramatic submarine calving event from grounded terminus of Columbia Glacier, June 17, 2005. The berg moving rapidly in a vertical direction, and rotated back against the calving face. The height of the ice cliff is approximately 70 meters (230 feet).

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Shad O'Neel, USGS

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