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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Alsek River Management

Management of the Alsek River in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is governed by the Alsek River Management Plan.

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Icebergs calve off the face of a tidewater glacier  

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Seawater is highly erosive to glacial ice. Waves and tides work away at an unstable glacier face, causing huge chunks of ice to calve, or break off, into the ocean.

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Last Updated: October 02, 2008 at 15:28 EST