Glacier Bay National Park
Glacier Bay is a national park in Alaska, near the city of Juneau. The park's territory is colossal - 13,287 km2, the majority of the land is occupied by protected forests. There are 9 glaciers and 4 large icebergs in Glacier Bay Park.
The nature of Glacier Bay is amazing - surrounded by snow-capped mountains and overgrown virgin forests, pristine rivers, numerous lakes and the deepest fjords. There are few roads in the park, so it's best to take advantage of water cruises or take advantage of helicopter or airplane excursions. From a great height, you can see the incredible beauty of Glacier Bay Park. From above, it is clearly visible that there are a huge number of fjords in the park, divided into 2 arms with straits. Relatively recently, these straits were not visible; during the ice Age, the area was covered by a huge glacier, whose height exceeded 1 km.
Snow has been piling up in Glacier Bay for centuries, eventually forming glaciers and glacial rivers. Gradually, they descended from the mountains lower and lower, destroying everything in their path, until they collided with the ocean. Ships beware of glaciers, because they are 70 meters high and when their edges collapse, the monstrous force of the sound can be heard for more than 2 kilometers. The locals called this phenomenon White Thunder.
The fauna of Glacier Bay Park is quite sparse, but nevertheless interesting. Bears, mountain colas, and deer can be found in the forests, while whales, sea lions, and otters splash along the coast.
The park offers various types of entertainment: fishing, mountaineering, rafting, kayaking, water cruises, helicopter and airplane excursions. You can stay in the park around the clock, from May to September there is an information center from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Glacier Bay has a dominant marine climate, and sea currents strongly influence the weather. Winters are mild off the coast, but in the depths of the park in the mountains everything is much more severe - huge snowdrifts and cold. The average temperature in summer is 10-15 °C. There is a lot of precipitation in September and October. This kind of weather prevails on the other side of the planet, in the Los Glaciares National Park of Argentina.
