Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park is a natural wonder, but retreating glaciers have changed the landscape over the years, resulting in a new island.

In a matter of weeks this summer, a small mountain once embedded in a vast glacier in southeastern Alaska became the region’s newest island—visible from space and confirmed by NASA satellite imagery.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Alaska's Prow Knob (the big island on the right of the lake) used to be surrounded by ice. . | ...

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According to images released by NASA, a new landmass has appeared in a lake in southeastern Alaska within a remote corner of the St. Elias Mountains, more than 60 miles from the nearest human ...

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A landmass that was previously encased in the ice of Alaska's Alsek Glacier is now fully surrounded by water, forming a new island in the state, NASA satellite images reveal. The nearly ...