Margerie Glacier
A towering tidewater glacier in Glacier Bay, Alaska, where walls of ancient blue ice crash into the sea in dramatic calving events.
About this spectacle
Margerie Glacier is one of the most dramatic tidewater glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. Visitors arrive by boat to witness a sheer wall of ancient ice rising directly from the sea — its face a vivid blue-white, fractured with crevasses and dark moraine lines. The defining moment is calving: massive chunks of ice break free and crash into the frigid water below, sending thunderous booms echoing across the bay and shooting plumes of spray skyward. Bald eagles and harbor seals are often spotted nearby. The glacier's face stretches roughly a mile wide, making it an overwhelming visual presence. Even on overcast days, the ice glows with an otherworldly blue luminescence. The surrounding mountains and the silence between calving events add to the sense of scale and isolation.
When to go
May — Sep, peak Jun — Aug
Getting there
Nearest airport: GST. Nearest city: Juneau.
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