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 often advance, or grow larger, during the winter months, and recede, or grow smaller, during the summer months. 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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Revision as of 17:48, May 31, 2007
A glacier is a large mass of slowly moving ice that flows over a land mass, shaping the landscape. Glaciers often advance, or grow larger, during the winter months, and recede, or grow smaller, during the summer months. Glaciers exist in Antarctica, and mountainous areas of North America, South America, Europe, Asia and New Zealand. [1]