Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, AK

A popular tour destination on cruise itineraries, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve wows with its icy wilderness and grand glaciers in southeastern Alaska. Cruise ships, sailboats, kayaks and more navigate the 65-mile bay for picturesque vantage points of more than 1,000 glaciers, but they can't draw too near to the frozen giants since chunks of ice often break off, or calve, from glaciers and thunder down into the water, creating icebergs. Glaciers of note include the park's largest tidewater glacier, John Hopkins; the elongated 21-mile Margerie; and the rapidly receding Muir. The park also is home to an amazing world of marine life, including humpback whales, sea otters, giant Pacific octopuses and harbor porpoises. An array of species resides on land, from brown and black bears to moose, mountain goats, wolves and prickly porcupines, while the bird variety includes bald eagles, tufted puffins and trumpeter swans.

Language: English
Currency: US dollar (US$)

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, AK Weather
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
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High 31 35 38 44 50 56 60 60 55 47 38 33
Low 18 21 23 29 36 43 48 47 41 34 26 22
Average 25 28 31 37 44 50 54 53 49 41 32 28
Temperature (Celsius)
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Low -8 -6 -5 -2 2 6 9 8 5 1 -3 -6
Average -4 -2 -1 3 7 10 12 12 9 5 0 -2
Precipitation
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Inches 12 10 11 9 9 7 8 11 18 22 15 14
Centimeters 30 25 28 23 23 18 20 28 46 56 38 36
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