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Encyclopediaglacierglacier, moving mass of ice that survives year to year, formed by the compacting of snow into névé and then into granular ice and set in motion outward and downward by the force of gravity and the stress of its accumulated mass. Glaciers are usually found in high altitudes and latitudes. Sections in this article: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on glacier from Infoplease:
- Glacier National Park, Canada - Glacier National Park Glacier National Park, 521 sq mi (1,349 sq km), SE British Columbia, Canada, ...
- Glacier National Park, United States - Glacier National Park Glacier National Park, 1,013,572 acres (410,497 hectares), NW Mont.; est. ...
- Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve - Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, SE Alaska, near ...
- Muir Glacier - Muir Glacier: Muir Glacier: see Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
- glacier: Classification - Classification Glaciers are of four chief types. Valley, or mountain, glaciers are tongues of ...
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