hanging glacier — noun : a body of ice or névé that breaks off abruptly at the edge of a precipice or steep slope … Useful english dictionary
Glacier ice accumulation — occurs through accumulation of snow and other frozen precipitation, as well as through other means including rime ice (freezing of water vapor on the glacier surface), avalanching from hanging glaciers on cliffs and mountainsides above, and re… … Wikipedia
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 National Park (U.S.) — Infobox protected area | name = Glacier National Park iucn category = II caption = locator x = 67 locator y = 17 location = Flathead County Glacier County, flagicon|Montana Montana, USA nearest city = Kalispell lat degrees = 48 lat minutes = 48… … Wikipedia
Gem Glacier — Infobox Glacier | glacier name = Gem Glacier caption = Gem Glacier is the small snowy patch in the upper right, in the notch on the cliffs. The larger and better known Grinnell Glacier is below. type = Hanging glacier location = Montana, U.S.… … Wikipedia
Margerie Glacier — View of Margerie Glacier from a cruise ship in Glacier Bay Type Tidewater Glacier … Wikipedia
Dewdrop Glacier — (77°1′S 162°22′E / 77.017°S 162.367°E / 77.017; 162.367) is a small hanging glacier at the head of Devils Punchbowl between The Flatiron and Devils Ridge, at the southwest side … Wikipedia
Schoolroom Glacier — Infobox Glacier | glacier name = Schoolroom Glacier caption = Schoolroom Glacier type = Mountain/Hanging glacier location = Wyoming, U.S. coordinates = coord|43|43|31.18|N|110|50|57.94|W|type:glacier region:US WY area = .8 ha (2 acres) length =… … Wikipedia
Chinn Glacier — (77°28′S 162°15′E / 77.467°S 162.25°E / 77.467; 162.25) is a glacier 0.7 miles (1.1 km) long on the south side of Mount Theseus in the Olympus Range … Wikipedia
