marginal crevasse

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• marginal crevasse — noun : a crevasse pointing obliquely up valley that develops on either side of some valley glaciers …   Useful english dictionary

• Crevasse — is also a traditional term for a levee breach. Crossing a crevasse on the Easton Glacier, Mount Baker, in the North Cascades, Washington A crevasse is a deep crack in an ice sheet rhys glacier (as opposed to a crevice, which forms in rock).… …   Wikipedia

• crevasse — /kreuh vas /, n., v., crevassed, crevassing. n. 1. a fissure, or deep cleft, in glacial ice, the earth s surface, etc. 2. a breach in an embankment or levee. v.t. 3. to fissure with crevasses. [1805 15, Amer.; < F; see CREVICE] * * * Fissure or… …   Universalium

• Glacier — This article is about the geological formation. For other uses, see Glacier (disambiguation). The Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram, Kashmir, Northern Pakistan. At 62 kilometres (39 mi) in length, it is one of the longest alpine glaciers on… …   Wikipedia

• glacier — glaciered, adj. /glay sheuhr/, n. an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of… …   Universalium

• Drumlin — For the band, see Drumlin (band). Elongate and forested drumlins south of Puerto Williams, Chile. Flow direction here was at time of formation from west to east (left to right on picture) …   Wikipedia

• glacial landform — ▪ geology Introduction  any product of flowing ice and meltwater. Such landforms are being produced today in glaciated areas, such as Greenland, Antarctica, and many of the world s higher mountain ranges. In addition, large expansions of present… …   Universalium

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