Kenai Fjords Natl ParkKenai Fjords Natl Park in Alaska has one of the largest icefields in the United States. Harding icefield is 30 glaciers that come together to make a 700 square mile icefield. It is 35 miles long and 20 miles wide. A fjord is a long narrow inlet where the sea comes between steep cliffs. It forms a deep U shaped valley and the trough extends into the sea. The fjords are carved by volcanic and glacier action. The fjords are narrow, deep and they can be the body of water between mountains or ice glaciers.  Sight-seeing Alaska's Fjords are very popular with cruise ships. When ice sheets break off of glaciers, they can be heard up to 20 miles away. As the ice sheets break off, it changes the landscape of the Kenai Fjord Natl Park. You can hike to the top of Harding Icefield. It is a 7.4 mile round trip hike that will take you 6-8 hours. A tough hike, but the views at the top are nothing short of spectacular. When you are here, you can hear the glacier cracking and breaking inside.
There is also the Exit Glacier to see here. This is a river of ice that is a half of a mile wide. It moves approximently two feet a day.
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