A glacier (US: /ˈɡleɪʃər/; UK: /ˈɡlæsiər, ˈɡleɪsiər/) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms... 78 KB (9,068 words) - 05:54, 22 April 2024 |
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 /... 44 KB (4,196 words) - 09:01, 28 April 2024 |
Example of a glacier retreat: White Chuck Glacier, Washington The retreat of glaciers since 1850 is well documented and is one of the effects of climate... 139 KB (16,421 words) - 14:01, 1 April 2024 |
Glacier National Park may refer to: Glacier National Park (Canada), in British Columbia, Canada Glacier National Park (U.S.), in Montana, USA Glacier... 330 bytes (69 words) - 19:36, 13 October 2022 |
Kukri Hills (redirect from Crescent Glacier (Antarctica)) Borns Glacier, Calkin Glacier, Hughes Glacier, Sollas Glacier, Marr Glacier, Calamon Glacier, Howard Glacier, Crescent Glacier and Wales Glacier. Peaks... 14 KB (2,109 words) - 13:43, 12 March 2024 |
Robertson Bay (redirect from Shipley Glacier) Haffner Glacier empties into Berg Bay. The Sphinx Rock and Islands Point separate Berg Bay from Relay Bay. Reusch Glacier, Crume Glacier, Ommanney Glacier and... 17 KB (2,857 words) - 21:59, 9 March 2024 |
Glacier growing, artificial glaciation or glacier grafting, is a practice carried out in the Hindu Kush and Himalaya regions aimed at creating small new... 4 KB (492 words) - 21:14, 8 March 2024 |
Himalayas (redirect from Himalayan glaciers) valley glaciers were 60 to 112 km (37 to 70 mi) long during the ice age. The glacier snowline (the altitude where accumulation and ablation of a glacier are... 79 KB (10,065 words) - 14:39, 5 May 2024 |
Siachen conflict (redirect from Siachen Glacier conflict) The Siachen conflict, sometimes referred to as the Siachen Glacier conflict or the Siachen War, was a military conflict between India and Pakistan over... 72 KB (6,830 words) - 08:55, 28 April 2024 |
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... 4 KB (599 words) - 21:40, 23 December 2023 |
Vatnajökull (redirect from Vatnajokull Glacier) pronunciation: [ˈvahtnaˌjœːkʏtl̥] , literally "Glacier of Lakes"; sometimes translated as Vatna Glacier in English) is the largest and most voluminous... 12 KB (1,017 words) - 15:12, 13 April 2024 |
Lady Newnes Bay (redirect from Suter Glacier) Oakley Glacier enters from the north, beside the Icebreaker Glacier and the Fitzgerald Glacier, which form a common tongue. The Finley Glacier and Dunn... 10 KB (1,727 words) - 19:22, 9 March 2024 |
Sulzberger Ice Shelf (redirect from Hammond Glacier) 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... 8 KB (1,095 words) - 21:36, 28 March 2024 |
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... 25 KB (4,189 words) - 14:05, 11 March 2024 |
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... 53 KB (5,485 words) - 10:45, 16 April 2024 |
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... 16 KB (1,589 words) - 05:17, 13 April 2024 |
Moulin (geomorphology) (redirect from Glacier mill) A moulin (or glacier mill) is a roughly circular, vertical (or nearly vertical) well-like shaft formed where a surface meltstream exploits a weakness... 6 KB (517 words) - 05:14, 31 January 2024 |
New Bedford Inlet (redirect from Bryan Glacier, Palmer Land) Several glaciers drain into the inlet. Clockwise from the south they include Wells Glacier, Bryan Glacier, Douglas Glacier, Meinardus Glacier with its... 8 KB (1,260 words) - 14:59, 25 April 2024 |
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)... 19 KB (3,033 words) - 21:23, 6 March 2024 |
Eyjafjallajökull (redirect from Eyjafjalla glacier) Eyjafjallajökull (Icelandic: [ˈeiːjaˌfjatl̥aˌjœːkʏtl̥] ; lit. 'glacier of the mountains of the islands'), sometimes referred to by the numeronym E15,... 30 KB (2,887 words) - 10:39, 17 April 2024 |
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... 8 KB (723 words) - 04:15, 19 April 2024 |
Glacial lake (redirect from Glacier lake) origins from glacier activity. They are formed when a glacier erodes the land and then melts, filling the depression created by the glacier. Near the end... 13 KB (1,434 words) - 01:26, 15 March 2024 |
The Godwin-Austen Glacier is a glacier in the Karakoram range and is close to K2, the highest mountain peak in Pakistan and second highest on Earth, in... 3 KB (211 words) - 20:13, 24 April 2024 |
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... 55 KB (4,695 words) - 20:23, 21 April 2024 |
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)... 17 KB (2,354 words) - 07:52, 3 May 2024 |