Ice Calving

The periodic breaking away of the 60m (180ft) front wall of Perito Moreno is a great spectacle.
Preceded by the sound of the ice cracking as the stresses within the glacier cause the ice to split, the wall falls with a thunderous roar, like a tower block collapsing.

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Time sequence of part of the front wall breaking away

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