A crevasse in the Mendenhall glacier pictures from alaska photos on webshots

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A crevasse is a fracture in a glacier caused by large tensile stresses at or near the glacier's surface. Accelerations in glacier speed cause extension and can initiate a crevasse. Crevasses often have vertical or near vertical walls, which can then melt and create seracs, arches, etc

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Thats kinda scary looking, I wonder how far it goes down?? ...and no, i dont want to be the one to find out! LOL Great photo! Makes me wanna go to Alaska today!

said my3dazies 11 months 15 days ago
amazing blue! kinda scarry ... one could be just under the surface & you fall in ??? the black stuff looks to me like pollution ... hope not ...

said mabelscritterart 2007.09.30 at 19:38:24 PDT
The colors of glaciers always amazed me! I remember from Canadian Arctic seeing some glacier in deep green to wonderful light blue colors. Sand on the surface of blue glacier indicates open soil in the area.

said komierowski 2007.09.26 at 07:48:56 PDT
Really very impressive!!!Superbe and incredible details of this very interesting crevasse!!Thank you for your fantastic and very interesting informations!! :-)

said ambra2005 2007.09.21 at 20:26:06 PDT
Amazing capture, you were very close to this,

said annedm1 2007.09.18 at 09:24:00 PDT
I have no idea how you got so close to this but I'm glad you did just to show us what its like of course.

said jillbatchelor2 2007.09.17 at 11:15:04 PDT
My word this one really emphasises the dangers facing the uninitiated in these regions.

said georgieboy98 2007.09.16 at 23:44:24 PDT
Oh my!!!!! Fantastic shot...

said hamiltrudy1 2007.09.14 at 09:54:39 PDT
very interesting; thanks for your explanation.

said mdediego 2007.09.14 at 05:44:23 PDT