Island Icebergs.

Frederick Sound (LeConte Bay), Alaska, USA. October 1, 2010.

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A magical other-worldly landscape presents itself at the mouth of LeConte Bay near Petersburg Alaska. LeConte Bay is a 6-mile long 800-foot deep bay at the foot of the LeConte Glacier. The bay itself is a very steep-walled fjord that terminates at the LeConte Glacier - the southernmost tidewater glacier (calving directly into saltwater) on the Pacific Coast. The LeConte Glacier is about 21 miles long, and is most active during the spring when it advances as much as 3 feet per day. After remaining stable for 32 years, in 1994, the terminus became thinner and began retreating.

Technical Details: Canon 5D Mark II at ISO 400, Canon EF17-40mm f/4L, 1/400 sec at f/10.

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