Created 9-Sep-07
Modified 9-Sep-07
LeConte Glacier is 38 miles from Wrangell by boat. The Glacier itself is 35 km long and is Northern hemisphere’s southern most calving glacier, located in a stunning beautiful fjord. The glacier is extremely active and has regular calving events and is famous for its “shooters” (massive submarine icebergs dramatically rising to the surface).
The fjord where the glacier terminates is surrounded by steep snow capped mountains adorned with waterfalls. LeConte Glaciers’ calving events produce a phenomenal collection of bergs making a great place for one to experience the best of what Alaska has to offer.
We saw hundreds of mother seals giving birth on the ice far away from the killer whales that depend on the seals as their main source of food.
© Alice Coyl
