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Hey Arctic tourists, here’s why you should be careful around calving glaciers

Tourists in Iceland experience a close call, as a calving glacier created dangerous waves in Jökulsárlón lagoon.

By Reuters April 2, 2019
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Tourists were filmed fleeing from the edge of a lagoon in Iceland on Sunday, as a glacier calved there, creating large pulsating waves near the shore.

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