The World's Most Stunning Glaciers

Published May 7, 2013

Updated February 27, 2024

Antarctica’s Glaciers

It’s not surprising that many of the most spectacular glaciers are located on Antarctica. Comprising multiple types of glacier—from slow-moving, cold-based glaciers frozen to their beds to ice streams to grounded or floating ice and ice sheets—it’s hard to pick one that stands out as the most beautiful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbUIRELqowg

Antarctic glacier collapse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbUIRELqowg)

Source: Judith Kirk

Source: Antarctica

Source: Ross Sea

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Kiri Picone holds a B.A. in English and creative writing from Pepperdine University and has been writing for various digital publishers for more than 10 years.

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Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.

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Picone, Kiri. "The World’s Most Stunning Glaciers." AllThatsInteresting.com, May 7, 2013, https://mirror.pbh-network.com/stunning-glaciers/. Accessed March 20, 2026.