Fantastic Ice Cathedral Grotto Under Norway’s Glacier

By Alex in Pictures, Travel on Jan 26, 2008 at 4:08 am


Photo: Frank O Smedegård

Hooray for global warming! Melting ice has created a fantastic "ice cathedral" in a grotto under the Nigard Glacier, one of Norway’s major glaciers:

He described the ice grotto as "fantastic," with "extremely blue" colors and large icicles hanging from its ceiling. "But it’s changing from day to day," he said, noting that ice is a "moving phenomenon."

The grotto is believed to have been created by rising temperatures. "It’s the running water under the ice that has made the ice over it melt," noted Kjærvik.

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  1. G
    Jan 26th, 2008 at 7:10 pm

    That’s beautiful. Though I’d be nervous standing under it.

  2. aware
    Jan 26th, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    what makes it that “portapotty-sludge juice blue” color?


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