CHECK OUT THE SIZE ON THIS BEAST!
Yes people, this is Glacier Moreno. The *ONLY* advancing glacier in the ENTIRE world!
It is massive!!! Here are the stats: The main face of the glacier is 5 km wide, with an average height of 60 metres above the surface of the water, with a total ice depth of 170 metres. AND, it advances at an average of 2 metres a day... That is around 700 metres a year!
MASSIVE! And you know what, it advance so far out that it dam the river in the photo: Brazo Rico. The last time this happened in 2004 the strain on the river was too much (it rise 30 metres) that the end result was a spectacular rupture. And guess what??? It dam the river again this year (yes 2008) and they predict the rupture to happen in March. I wish I could see it then!
But throughout my time there you can see massive chunk of ice shave off the face of the glacier into the water below. After hitting the water you hear the slight delayed echo in the air. And then the local and foreign audience present goes wild with claps and cheers!
Find out more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perito_Moreno_Glacier
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