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 |
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 |
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 /... 43 KB (4,157 words) - 05:20, 18 February 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 (6,807 words) - 22:04, 24 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 |
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 |
Wright Valley (redirect from Bartley Glacier) valley, formerly occupied by a glacier but now ice free except for Wright Upper Glacier at its head and Wright Lower Glacier at its mouth, in Victoria Land... 14 KB (2,304 words) - 19:44, 21 February 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 |
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) - 09:56, 27 April 2024 |
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... 18 KB (2,839 words) - 23:31, 25 January 2024 |
Fox's Glacier Mints are a brand of boiled mint sold in the UK since 1918 and now manufactured by Valeo Confectionery. Walter Richard Fox, the founder... 4 KB (369 words) - 18:51, 20 December 2023 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Moubray Bay (redirect from Ironside Glacier) west of Cape Roget the Moubray Glacier flows south to the bay from the Adare Saddle. The DeAngelo Glacier and Slone Glacier are its tributaries, running... 12 KB (2,081 words) - 23:53, 30 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 |
Erythronium grandiflorum (redirect from Glacier lily) common names, including yellow avalanche lily, glacier lily, and dogtooth fawn lily. The Ktunaxa name for glacier lily is maxa. Erythronium grandiflorum grows... 7 KB (547 words) - 08:24, 15 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 |