The Whalesback
Left behind as the ice melted, the Whalesback is a short ridge fewer than 100 feet tall and running approximately two and a half miles along the Silsby Plain.
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The glaciers of Maine must have been an impressive sight, just judging by the massive features that they left behind. From rocky island outlets to random free-standing mountains, no landscape is the same or less impressive. The Whalesback is one such landmark. Left behind as the ice melted, the Whalesback is a short ridge fewer than 100 feet tall and running approximately two and a half miles along the Silsby Plain. The plain itself is a flat and sandy old delta left behind by the sea, but now a thriving spot for blueberry barrens, the colors of the plain are viewable from the elevated ridge.