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Can I see a glacier closeup?
By Leon Unruh / Alaska.com
A number of Alaska's coastal and landlocked glaciers can be seen close up.
Cruise ships carry their passengers close to glaciers and icebergs in Glacier Bay National Park, at Hubbard Glacier near Yakutat and Columbia Glacier near Valdez.
In addition, day-tour companies carry hundreds of passengers a day on glacier and wildlife tours from Juneau to Glacier Bay, from Whittier into Prince William Sound and from Seward into Kenai Fjords National Park.
Several land-locked glaciers, notably Exit, Matanuska, Worthington and Kennicott, are close to the highway system. People willing to hike a short distance can walk up to and touch several other glaciers as well.
Helicopters carry passengers onto glaciers from Juneau, Haines, Seward, Anchorage and the Denali area.
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