Shriveled and Cracked

(Credit: Shad O’Neel, USGS. Public domain.)

Detailed Description

When USGS mapped the glaciers in Icy Bay in the 1950s, the glacier in this image was flat and hundreds of meters thick. Bedrock is emerging as Guyot retreats very rapidly.

Details

Image Dimensions: 3888 x 2592

Date Taken: Friday, January 1, 2010

Location Taken: Icy Bay, AK, US