Magical Glacier Adventures: Top 5 Glacier Attractions Around the World
Text by / MOOK Traveler Jun(e), compiled and reported
The cold winter is quietly approaching, and popular global destinations and activities usually include Christmas, skiing, the aurora borealis, and hot springs. This time, we’re especially introducing some truly breathtaking glacier locations — once-in-a-lifetime travel spots just like the aurora. Aside from the coldest polar regions, many countries also hide glacial wonders in their mountains.
It feels like the edge of the world (Image source / Wikipedia)
Athabasca Glacier
Located in the Columbia Icefield, this glacier is part of an icefield in the Canadian Rockies. It is the largest icefield remnant in the world outside the Arctic Circle.
With snow and ice accumulated for at least 8,000 years, its thickness exceeds 100 meters (Image source / Wikipedia)
Upsala Glacier
Upsala Glacier is located in southern Argentina and is the third-largest glacier in the world, as well as one of the largest glaciers in the Southern Hemisphere.
The glacier’s scenery is eerily silent (Image source / Wikipedia)
Biafo Glacier
Biafo Glacier, located in Pakistan’s northern Karakoram Range, stretches 63 kilometers and is the third-longest non-polar glacier in the world.
A natural wonder crafted by nature’s grand artistry (Image source / Wikipedia)
Eyjafjallajökull Ice Cap
Eyjafjallajökull is a glacier in southern Iceland, the country’s fifth-largest glacier and also one of its most unique glacial landscapes. Beneath the glacier lies a 1,666-meter-high volcano that has erupted frequently since the Ice Age.
The volcano erupted twice, on March 20 and April 15, 2010 (Image source / Wikipedia)
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