Glacier calving happens when large chunks of ice collapse into the body of water as the glacier advances

2018年3月13日 · Every two to four years, the large arch of blue and white ice thunderously collapses into the glacial Lake Argentino below. Around mid-March, tourists flock to see the spectacle in the national...

The first time that Perito Moreno glacier collapsed in the 21st century was in 2004. It took place again in 2006 and 2008. Four by four it happened in 2012 and 2016.

2018年3月13日 · The Perito Moreno glacier in Argentina's Patagonia region is one of very few globally that grows rather than shrinks but scientists say that overall the amount of glacial ice in the Patagonia...

2016年3月10日 · Part of one of Argentina's biggest attractions, the Perito Moreno Glacier known as the White Giant, has collapsed, crashing into the water. Dramatic footage captured large pieces of ice...

2024年3月11日 · When a rupture occurs, massive chunks of ice, some as large as multi-story buildings, break off from the glacier’s face and crash into the waters below. The resulting spectacle is breathtaking, drawing tourists from around the world to witness the event.

2016年3月11日 · Nature put on a stunning show for hundreds of tourists and locals who turned out to see the collapse of an ice bridge at the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina. Huge chunks of ice fell into Lake Argentina as the arched section of …

2016年3月10日 · A fragile arch of ice at the tip of a glacier in southern Argentina spectacularly collapsed into the water Thursday, a natural display that happens just once every several years.

2015年11月9日 · Every 4 to 5 years, a phenomenon known as a ‘rupture’ occurs at the glacier, and glaciologists of Los Glaciares National Park have recently confirmed that the cycle of the ‘closing of the glacier’, which eventually leads to its rupture, has officially begun.

southern Argentina produces the Perito Moreno (PM) glacier, observed since 1960 to present (Aniya and Skvarca, 1992). This glacier abuts the Peninsula de Magallanes, producing an ice-dammed lake. This glacier has experienced numerous collapses since the early twentieth century with the latest development of