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GRADIENT SURFACE GLACIER [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

In all cases ice flow was controlled by the interisland channels and the ice surface gradient was low.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

La limite glaciaire, qui décroît progressivement vers le nord-est, se situe à environ 400 m au sud de l'île et à 200 m au nord-est. Ceci implique un gradient de la surface du glacier de moins de 1 m par kilomètre.

Spanish

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