Considering how thick that ice is and how fast it's moving, this is actually pretty terrifying.
It's really cool to see in real time an example of how a glacier can erode the terrain though.
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Closer to a gruesome grinding death than they realize
Now imagine ice age glaciers that were over 2 miles thick hitting that same shoreline.
The moment when the big triangle bloc tips over and all the snow splatters on the ground. Soooo satisfying.
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It looks like it might be Lake Baikal. It's a huge lake in Siberia that freezes over like this.
Kill the camera man. I was getting whiplash. Just take a few steps back and get the whole thing in frame.
This is beautiful. Thank for posting !