The Malaspina Glacier is not only one of Alaska's largest glaciers, but it is also the largest piedmont glacier in the world. A piedmont glacier is a valley glacier that forms bubble-like lobes when it crosses flat plains. The glacier spans an impressive 1,500 square miles (3,884 square kilometers) and was named for Alessandro Malaspina, an Italian explorer who visited the glacier in 1791. Almost all of the glacier lies within the beautiful Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Despite the glacier's stupendous thickness - the glacier's ice has been confirmed to be 2,000 feet (600 meters) thick in some places - this impressive natural feature has been shrinking, thanks to rising temperatures due to climate change. Visitors to the area can backpack across this stunning landscape or view it from above on a breathtaking helicopter tour.
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Be prepared to control your temptation before you visit the world’s largest chocolate falls in Alaska. Gushing from a height of 20 feet, these falls circulate over 3000 pounds of heavenly chocolate every day. The attraction features a spectacular display of warm and smooth chocolate that sprouts from a fountainhead, gushing past bronze candy kettles that blend well with the luscious warm liquid. The display features 5 kettles that are mounted on a beautiful white twinkly wall with the help of a set of sticks. After passing through the maze of kettles the chocolate ultimately falls into a shimmering pool of chocolate. The swirling pool features an attractive shape that looks like a grill made of chocolate. Since the attraction is surrounded by rocks, it seems to represent an actual waterfall. A special warming and mixing system has also been installed to keep the liquid evenly heated. Built in 1994, this attraction was sponsored by Peter's Chocolate Division of Nestle Foods and Guittard Chocolate Company. Unfortunately, visitors are not allowed to taste the mouth-watering chocolate since the attraction is just for viewing. You must brace yourself to practice discipline before visiting this marvelous chocolate attraction that is sure to make you drool.
