the upper part of a glacier

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• Glacier — Gla cier, n. [F. glacier, fr. glace ice, L. glacies.] An immense field or stream of ice, formed in the region of perpetual snow, and moving slowly down a mountain slope or valley, as in the Alps, or over an extended area, as in Greenland. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Glacier theory — Glacier Gla cier, n. [F. glacier, fr. glace ice, L. glacies.] An immense field or stream of ice, formed in the region of perpetual snow, and moving slowly down a mountain slope or valley, as in the Alps, or over an extended area, as in Greenland …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• Glacier mass balance — See also Retreat of glaciers since 1850 Crucial to the survival of a glacier is its mass balance, the difference between accumulation and ablation (melting and sublimation). Climate change may cause variations in both temperature and snowfall,… …   Wikipedia

• Devils Glacier — (86°23′S 165°0′W / 86.383°S 165°W / 86.383; 165Coordinates …   Wikipedia

• Clifford Glacier — (70°23′S 62°30′W / 70.383°S 62.5°W / 70.383; 62.5) is a broad glacier, about 40 miles (64 km) long, flowing in an east northeast direction to the gap between Moun …   Wikipedia

• Co-pilot Glacier — (73°11′S 164°22′E / 73.183°S 164.367°E / 73.183; 164.367) is a short, steep tributary glacier, flowing from the western and southern slopes of Mount Overlord to the …   Wikipedia

• Norris Glacier — (77°40′S 162°12′E / 77.667°S 162.2°E / 77.667; 162.2) is a glacier flowing eastward between Kennedy Glacier and Mount Darby into the upper part of Matterhorn Glacier in …   Wikipedia

• Zaneveld Glacier — (coord|85|26|S|176|25|W|type:glacier region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a broad tributary glacier, flowing from the polar plateau northwest between Roberts Massif and Cumulus Hills to enter the upper part of Shackleton Glacier. Named by Advisory… …   Wikipedia

• Aeronaut Glacier — (coord|73|16|S|163|36|E|type:glacier region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a glacier of low gradient, about 25 miles (40 km) long, draining northeast from Gair Mesa into the upper part of Aviator Glacier near Navigator Nunatak, in Victoria Land.… …   Wikipedia