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DEAD GLACIER [1 record]

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Record 1 1991-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

A glacier that is without an accumulation area or is no longer receiving material from one. It may continue to spread or creep downhill due to its bulk and topographic setting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

[Glaciers] dont l'alimentation en glace n'est plus assurée et qui ne persistent que grâce à la lenteur de la fusion de la glace.

Spanish

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