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A cruise ship dwarfed by the face of Lamplugh Glacier

Glacier

Lamplugh Glacier

Brady Icefield tidewater glacier marked by a 2015 landslide and a receding blue ice face.

Reference 43

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve · NPS

Glacier type
Tidewater
Icefield
Brady Icefield
Status trend
Retreating
Retreat notes
Calving retreat of about 50–100 ft per year at the central and eastern face (NPS estimate).
Viewing access
Boat

Lamplugh Glacier descends from the Brady Icefield. In 2015 a landslide dropped about 120 million metric tons of rock onto it a few miles above the face. The central and eastern face recedes by calving an estimated 50–100 feet a year, while the western third is grounded. A subglacial stream often carves caves in the face, and since 2010 outwash has built mudflats along the front where moose, bears and marmots are sometimes seen.

Location

In pictures

Wildlife viewing · Boating

Sources

Last updated 2026-11-09

Nearby within 25 miles