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    A glacier (US: /ˈɡleɪʃər/; UK: /ˈɡlæsiər, ˈɡleɪsiər/) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight. A glacier...
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    Glacier National Park is an American national park located in northwestern Montana, on the Canada–United States border, adjacent to Waterton Lakes National...
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    The Siachen Glacier is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas at about 35°25′16″N 77°06′34″E / 35.421226°N 77.109540°E /...
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    Example of a mountain glacier retreat: White Chuck Glacier, Washington The retreat of glaciers since 1850 is well documented and is one of the effects...
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    Glacier morphology, or the form a glacier takes, is influenced by temperature, precipitation, topography, and other factors. The goal of glacial morphology...
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  • Glacier National Park may refer to: Glacier National Park (Canada), in British Columbia, Canada Glacier National Park (U.S.), in Montana, USA Glacier...
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    Mendenhall Glacier (in Tlingit language “Sít”) is a glacier about 13.6 miles (21.9 km) long located in Mendenhall Valley, about 12 miles (19 km) from downtown...
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    Borns Glacier, Calkin Glacier, Hughes Glacier, Sollas Glacier, Marr Glacier, Calamon Glacier, Howard Glacier, Crescent Glacier and Wales Glacier. Peaks...
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  • Lillie Glacier (70°45′S 163°55′E / 70.750°S 163.917°E / -70.750; 163.917) is a large glacier in Antarctica, about 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi)...
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  • Oakley Glacier enters from the north, beside the Icebreaker Glacier and the Fitzgerald Glacier, which form a common tongue. The Finley Glacier and Dunn...
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  • Tucker Glacier (72°32′S 169°15′E / 72.533°S 169.250°E / -72.533; 169.250 (Tucker Glacier)) is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land, Antarctica...
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  • Glacier, Swope Glacier, Boyd Glacier and Arthur Glacier to the Denfeld Mountains. It then runs north past the mouth of the Crevasse Valley Glacier and northwest...
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    A moulin (or glacier mill) is a roughly circular, vertical (or nearly vertical) well-like shaft formed where a surface meltstream exploits a weakness...
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    A glacier (US: /ˈɡleɪʃər/ GLAY-shər) or (UK: /ˈɡlæsiə/) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight; it forms where...
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  • The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica is one of the largest valley glaciers in the world, being 200 km (125 mi) long and having a width of 40 km (25 mi)...
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    pronunciation: [ˈvahtnaˌjœːkʏtl̥] , literally "Glacier of Lakes"; sometimes translated as Vatna Glacier in English) is the largest and most voluminous...
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    Glacier growing, artificial glaciation or glacier grafting, is a practice carried out in the Hindu Kush and Himalaya regions aimed at creating small new...
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    The Ötztal Glacier Road, (German: Ötztaler Gletscherstraße), at 2,830 m (9,285 ft), is the second highest paved road in Europe. It is the access road...
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    Mary's Glacier (or St. Marys) is a semi-permanent snowfield located in Arapaho National Forest in the U.S. state of Colorado. Saint Mary's Glacier is 2...
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    The Marsh Glacier (82°52′S 158°30′E / 82.867°S 158.500°E / -82.867; 158.500) is a glacier about 110 km (70 mi) long that is a tributary of the Nimrod...
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  • Thumbnail for Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
    Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is an American national park located in Southeast Alaska west of Juneau. President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the...
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    Mount Hood (redirect from Eliot glacier)
    239 ft (3,425.6 m) of slightly older origin. The peak is home to 12 named glaciers and snowfields. It is the highest point in Oregon and the fourth highest...
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    Glacier Girl is a Lockheed P-38F Lightning, World War II fighter plane, 41-7630, c/n 222-5757, restored to flying condition after being buried beneath...
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    Rhône Glacier (German: Rhonegletscher, Walliser German: Rottengletscher, French: glacier du Rhône, Italian: ghiacciaio del Rodano) is a glacier in the...
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    Thwaites Glacier is an unusually broad and vast Antarctic glacier located east of Mount Murphy, on the Walgreen Coast of Marie Byrd Land. It was initially...
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    Glacier (German: Aletschgletscher, German pronunciation: [ˈalɛtʃˌɡlɛtʃɐ]) or Great Aletsch Glacier (Grosser Aletschgletscher) is the largest glacier in...
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  • Blue Glacier (77°50′S 164°10′E / 77.833°S 164.167°E / -77.833; 164.167 (Blue Glacier)) is a large glacier which flows into Bowers Piedmont Glacier about...
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  • Rennick Glacier (70°30′S 160°45′E / 70.500°S 160.750°E / -70.500; 160.750) is broad glacier, nearly 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) long, which...
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    Mount Takahe (redirect from Clausen Glacier)
    trachytic lava flows, but hyaloclastite is also found. Snow, ice, and glaciers cover most of Mount Takahe. With a volume of 780 km3 (200 cu mi), it is...
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    Jostedal Glacier or Jostedalsbreen (Norwegian) is the largest glacier in continental Europe. It is in Vestland county in Western Norway. Jostedalsbreen...
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