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Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Glacier:
- It is a large body of crystalline ice that has been accumulated in snow rock particles.
- It is the movement of ice down to the slope due to influence of its weight and earth gravitational force.
- Glacier are formed due to the accumulation and ablation of the snow and typically it takes the shape of armchair geological feature.
- These glaciers are originated from a cirque geomorphic landform that formed by only glacier deposits and glacial erosion.
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