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.

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.

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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Alsek Glacier disconnected from the shoreline of Alsek Lake sometime this summer, transforming a mountain known as Prow Knob into an island. NASA Satellite images from NASA’s Earth Observatory have ...

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Satellite images reveal a new island in Alaska's Alsek Lake, formed as retreating glaciers reshape the landscape. NASA satellite imagery has revealed a new island off Alaska's coast that emerged after ...

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 ...

A new island emerged in a frigid lake within Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve this summer, according to recent images captured by NASA satellites. That might sound like something to get ...

Satellite images from the NASA Earth Observatory have shown that a new island is forming in Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park. The Alsek Glacier, which once encircled a small mountain known as Prow ...