glacier snout

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• glacier cave —    1. A cave carved out of the ice inside a glacier, not to be confused with an ice cave. Passages are formed by meltwater descending from the glacier surface via crevasses, or by melting on the glacier base. Through caves may connect sinkholes… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• Snout (disambiguation) — A snout is the protruding portion of an animal s face.Snout may also refer to: * The snout reflex, in neurology, an abnormal pursing of the lips indicative of brain damage * Snout house, a house that is constructed with an attached front entry… …   Wikipedia

• Glacier terminus — A glacier terminus, or snout, is the end of a glacier at any given point in time. Although glaciers seem motionless to the observer, in reality glaciers are in endless motion and the glacier terminus is always either advancing or retreating. The… …   Wikipedia

• Glacier cave — A glacier cave is a cave formed within the ice of a glacier. Glacier caves are often called ice caves, but this term is properly used to describe bedrock caves that contain year round ice.Most glacier caves are started by water running through or …   Wikipedia

• snout — noun Etymology: Middle English snute; akin to Middle Dutch snūt snout, German Schnauze Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) a long projecting nose (as of a swine) (2) an anterior prolongation of the head of various animals (as a weevil) ; rostrum b. the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• snout —   the front end of a corrie glacier or valley glacier …   Geography glossary

• Meola Glacier — or Athasi Balati Glacier is the Himalayan glacier situated in the eastern part of Uttarakhand in the Pithoragarh district of India. Meola Glacier is located at the base of the five peaks of Panchchuli in the Lassar Yankti valley. The Meola… …   Wikipedia

• Milam Glacier — is a major glacier of the Kumaon Himalaya. It is located in the tehsil of Munsiyari, part of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Nanda Devi. It ranges in elevation from about 5,500 metres… …   Wikipedia

• Siachen Glacier — see Siachen conflict for the military conflict over this area Infobox Glacier | glacier name = Siachen Glacier caption = Satellite imagery of the Siachen Glacier type = Mountain glacier location = Ladakh, Kashmir, India/Pakistan coordinates =… …   Wikipedia

• Hubbard Glacier — Infobox Glacier | glacier name = Hubbard Glacier caption = Hubbard Glacier type = Tidewater/Mountain glacier location = Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S., Yukon, Canada coordinates = coord|60|00|54|N|139|29|31|W|type:glacier… …   Wikipedia

• Carbon Glacier — Infobox Glacier | glacier name = Carbon Glacier caption = The terminal of the Carbon Glacier. type = Mountain glacier location = Washington, U.S. coordinates = coord|46|53|71|N|121|46|27|W|type:glacier area = 3.1 square miles (8.02 km²) length =… …   Wikipedia