Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Glacier ice crashes as a result of NZ earthquake

Passengers in two explorer boats on Terminal Lake in New Zealand have witnessed massive ice carving into the Lake and huge 3.5 metre waves rocked their boat.

3News has reported that 30 million tonnes of ice was shaken loose from the Tasman Glacier at Aoraki Mt Cook National Park and crashed into the lake. A 1.2km long, 300m high, 75m wide piece of ice plummeted into Terminal Lake. This is the third largest ice carving on record for the Tasman Glacier and has formed 20 icebergs the lake.

View the photos of the icebergs on the 3News website

Source Digital Journal: Glacier ice crashes as a result of NZ earthquake

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