Living ice

The huge Bering Glacier viewed from a scheduled flight from Seattle to Anchorage, reveals a fine set of medial moraines which preserve evidence for several surges in the past. During the most recent surge, the glacier advanced dramatically into Vitus Lake at the bottom of the picture. Bering Glacier (5,200 km sq.) is one of the largest glacier systems in North America. MH

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