Difference between revisions of "Glacier"
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[[Image:Icefields_Parkway.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Icefields Parkway glacier in Jasper, Canada.]] | [[Image:Icefields_Parkway.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Icefields Parkway glacier in Jasper, Canada.]] | ||
| − | A '''glacier''' is a large mass of slowly moving [[ice]] that flows over a land mass, shaping the landscape. | + | A '''glacier''' is a large mass of slowly moving [[ice]] that flows over a land mass, shaping the landscape. Glaciers exist in Antarctica, and mountainous areas of North America, South America, Europe, Asia and New Zealand. <ref>http://nsidc.org/data/docs/noaa/g01130_glacier_inventory/</ref> |
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[[category:geography]] | [[category:geography]] | ||
