On the earth on which we live, nature has a magical ability to carve the earth into incomparable beauty, such as glaciers. It is a naturally formed body of ice that does not melt all year round and is particularly beautiful.
Do you know which are the most beautiful glaciers in the world? This article will introduce the most beautiful glaciers in the world.
1. Matanuska Glacier
Matanuska Glacier is a valley glacier in Alaska, United States. At 27 miles (43 kilometers) long and 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) wide, it is the largest glacier accessible by car in the United States. Its glacier terminus is the source of the Matanuska River.
It is located near the Glen Highway, about 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Anchorage. Matanuska Glacier flows about 1 foot (30 cm) every day. As of 2007, the location of the glacier tip has changed little over the past 30 years, due to lower glaciers melting.
2. Rongbuk Glacier
Rongbuk Glacier is located in the Himalayas in Tibet. This glacier has two tributaries: East Rongbuk Glacier and West Rongbuk Glacier. The Rongbuk Glacier flows northward, forming the Rongbuk Valley north of Mount Everest.
Rongbuk Glacier originated from Mount Everest. The Rongbuk Glacier is located at the foot of Mount Everest in a vast area with an altitude of 5,300 to 6,300 meters. It is composed of two glaciers, the West Rongbuk Glacier and the Middle Rongbuk Glacier. The Everest region is the active center of mainland China's glaciers, and there are 15 mountain glaciers with an area of more than 10 square kilometers.
Among them, the largest and most famous is the Duplex Valley Glacier - Rongbuk Glacier, which has a total length of 22.4 kilometers and an area of 85.4 square kilometers.
3. Vatnajökull Glacier
Vatnajökull Glacier is located near the town of Hofen in southeastern Iceland and covers an area of 8,300 square kilometers.
It is not only the largest glacier in Iceland but also the largest glacier in Europe and the third largest glacier in the world, after the Antarctic glacier and the Greenland glacier.
Vatnajökull Glacier is about 1500 meters above sea level. The immobile nature of Vatnajökull is now a typical sight in Iceland. The Vatnajökull glacier flows into the warmer valley at a rate of 800 meters every year.
It is peculiar that lava, craters, and hot lakes are also distributed in the Vatnajökull glacier area. Iceland is also known as the "Land of Ice and Fire".
4. Moreno Glacier
Moreno Glacier is a small number of living glaciers that are still advancing in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, at the southern tip of South America, near 52 degrees south latitude.
The Moreno Glacier is 20 stories high, stretches 30 kilometers, and is 200,000 years old. Moreno Glacier is still a "young" family in the glacier world.
The Moreno Glacier is like a huge "ice wall" advancing at a speed of 30 cm every day, and it seems to feel the breath of the ice age when you are under it.
5. Glacier Bay
Glacier Bay is located in Triangle Bay in southeastern Alaska, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Juneau, and is about 80 kilometers long. The scenery is spectacular with 16-tide glaciers from St Elias and Fairweather Ridge ice caps.
Due to the difference in the density of the glacier itself and the thickness of the ice layer, between the cut glaciers, it can be seen that the original ice is not only white but also various blues. The blue of ice adds a mysterious color to the misty fog.
