We spent a couple of hours in Disenchantment Bay cruising alongside the Hubbard Glacier. The length of this glacier is around 76 miles (122 km) extending from Yukon, Canada to eastern Alaska.
The glacier's brilliant blue ice comes from compression
over centuries. This removes air bubbles
and allows the ice to absorb longer wavelengths of light.
We experienced Hubbard Glacier calving which is when chunks of ice break off the glacier into the sea. This is accompanied by thunderous roaring.
The
glacier located west of Hubbard Glacier is Valerie Glacier.
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