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Record 1 2021-07-14

English

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

A large block of rock supported by a pedestal of ice on the surface of a glacier.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Bloc de roche soutenu par un piédestal de glace à la surface d'un glacier.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

A column, cone, pinnacle or mushroom-shaped pillar of ice rising above the surface of a glacier or other ice-covered area and protected from the sun’s rays by on overlying rock or mass of debris, so that the surrounding ice ablates more rapidly than the column itself.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie

Spanish

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