GLACIERS
What Are Glaciers
Glaciers Are Systems Of Ice Originating On Land Through The Accumulation And Recrystallization Of Snow
Types Of Glaciers
valley glaciers (alpine)
- Originates High On A Mountain And Moves Downward Through
Preexisting Valleys
Cirque Glaciers Are Special Types Of Valley Glaciers That Occupy An Erosional Feature That Is Cut Into Bedrock And Is Bowl Shaped (Cirque)
Continental Glaciers
A Slow-Moving Ice Sheet That Resembles A Giant Dome Several Thousand Meters Thick In The Center And Sloping Down Toward Sea Level On All Sides
Piedmont Glaciers
- Found At The Foot
Of A Mountain
- Occur When Valley
Glaciers Come Out Of Mountains And Join At The Foot Of A Mountain
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