- Isifunda: I- Svalbard, Umhlaba weNyakatho-East
- Indawo: amakhilomitha angama-8 492. km
- Ubukhulu: 560 m
Insimu yaseNorway ibambe izinto ezihlukahlukene zemvelo, kuhlanganise ne-Austfonna glacier noma i-Ostfonna, njengoba kubizwa ngokuthi, e-Spitsbergen.
Iyini i-Ostfond?
Ngokwemvelo, wonke umuntu uye wezwa ngokufudumala kwamachibi omhlaba, ukuqubuka kwama- glaciers namanye amaqiniso asabekayo, okubalwa abantu abambalwa abaqaphela impilo ejwayelekile. Futhi yi-glacier ye-Ostfonne, okuyinto eyesibili enkulu kunazo zonke eYurophu nakweyesikhombisa - emhlabeni, iqhaza ngokugcwele ekuguleni komhlaba.
Le glacier ibonakala njengeqhwa elikhulu leqhwa elimboza empumalanga yesinye seziqhingi ze-Spitsbergen archipelago - iNtshonalanga yezwe. Ukusebenza indawo engaba ngamamitha ayizi-800 square. km, ngakolunye uhlangothi i-glacier ihlela oLwandle lwaseBarents ngamamitha angu-30. Ubukhulu beqhwa okwamanje buyi-560 m.
Ngeshwa, usuku ngalunye i-Ostfond glacier e-Spitsbergen iba yincinjana - ubukhulu bayo buncibilika. Kusukela ngo-2012, sekuye kwaba mncane ngamamitha angama-50. Ukuxuba nokujula kwe-glacier: I-Ostfonna igxila emanzini ngesivinini esingama-4 km ngonyaka, kanti maduzane lesi sivinini sasingaphezu kwamamitha angu-150 ngonyaka.
Ungabona kanjani i-glacier ecibilikayo?
Akukho ndawo emhlabeni ukuthi kukhona i-crystal enjalo, i-bewitching beauty ebusweni. Ngoba abantu abaningi bafuna ukukubona ngamehlo abo. Ukuze ufike eSvalbard kuya e-Ostfonna glacier, ungaxhumana nabaseNorway noma amaRussia - yibo abahlela ukuvakasha okunjalo. Kusuka e-Oslo, indiza izokuyisa esikhumulweni sezindiza saseLongyearbyen , bese umgwaqo ohambisana nomqondisi uzohamba nge-snowmobile. Ngokuba ama-daredevils ahamba uhambo oluvela eRussia, ahlela i-cruise e-liner "uCaptain Khlebnikov" - lokhu kuyindlela ehamba kahle kakhulu kulolu hambo. Izindleko zenjabulo enjalo ingaba ngu-$ 5000.