USGS Multimedia Gallery: Hydroforms

Title: Hydroforms

Description: Both ice and water sculpt the landscape surrounding Columbia Glacier. Since USGS studies began in the early 1970s the glacier has lost 140 cubic km of ice, thinning by over 500 meters in the neighborhood of this image, and exposing 100 square km of new ocean.

Location: Columbia Glacier, AK, USA

Date Taken: Jan 1 2010

Photographer: Shad O’Neel , U.S. Geological Survey

Usage: This image is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit the photo.

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File Details:
Type: JPEG image - 4.07 MB
Dimensions: 3888 x 2592
Resolution: 72 dpi

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