# Astounding video of largest glacier claving ever recorded. It's mind boggling!

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**Created:** [June 29, 2015, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astounding-video-of-largest-glacier-claving-ever-recorded-its-mind-boggling/723760 "2015-06-29T05:33:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astounding-video-of-largest-glacier-claving-ever-recorded-its-mind-boggling/723760/1 "2015-06-29T05:33:51Z")

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It’s amazing. it’s like watching a continent fall away. Watch all the way to the end to get a size reference of what you have witnessed.

[“CHASING ICE” captures largest glacier calving ever filmed - OFFICIAL VIDEO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC3VTgIPoGU)

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**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astounding-video-of-largest-glacier-claving-ever-recorded-its-mind-boggling/723760/2 "2015-06-29T06:05:58Z")

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Incredible footage, sadly I guess we’ll be seeing a lot more of this with global temperatures on the rise.

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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astounding-video-of-largest-glacier-claving-ever-recorded-its-mind-boggling/723760/3 "2015-06-29T07:46:13Z")

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Interesting video. … I also found it interesting when linked-to in March. 😉

> [@Massive calving of a glacier. Questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-calving-of-a-glacier-questions/713962/1):
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> Please watch this [video of the largest and longest calving of a glacier ever recorded on video.](http://www.reshareworthy.com/cameras-capture-stunning-glacier-retreat/#mM7ziut5ZouEdRzE.01). It’s only about 4 minutes long…

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**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astounding-video-of-largest-glacier-claving-ever-recorded-its-mind-boggling/723760/4 "2015-06-30T15:58:49Z")

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Apparently that was filmed in 2008?

Since we’re always hearing about larger pieces (state-sized in some cases), I assume this is just the largest caught on film, a factor of how difficult it is to film these events.