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Cruise an ice-choked fjord or lake to the face of a massive blue glacier. With 5 percent of the state covered by glaciers, you can spend an hour or an entire day exploring Southcentral Alaska’s frozen wonders.

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Visitors can walk out onto Matanuska Glacier, approximately 105 miles from Anchorage.
Visitors can walk out onto Matanuska Glacier, approximately 105 miles from Anchorage. ©Visit Anchorage/Roy Neese
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Glaciers: Alaska’s No. 1 Attraction
It is no wonder that glaciers are Alaska’s no. 1 visitor attraction – they are one of the most breathtaking sights in the world. Taken together, these massive sheets of ice cover five percent of...
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Glaciers Galore!
Alaska has the nation’s greatest concentration of glaciers; approximately 100,000 of these frozen marvels cover nearly 30,000 square miles. Glaciers in Southcentral Alaska are the most accessible.
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Glacier and Wildlife Cruises
Get up close to the 1,000-foot high face of a brilliant blue glacier and listen to the thunderous roar as a huge wall of ice crashes into the waters below. 
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