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piedmont glacier

geology

Also known as: shelf ice

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In glacier: Classification of mountain glaciers
…of mountain ranges are called piedmont glaciers. Outlet glaciers are valley glaciers that originate in ice sheets, ice caps, and ice fields. Because of the complex shapes of mountain landscapes and the resulting variety of situations in which glaciers can develop, it is difficult to draw clear distinctions among the…
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Malaspina Glacier

In Malaspina Glacier
…excellent example of the rare piedmont glacier (i.e., a large lobe of ice spread out over level terrain and associated with the terminus of a large mountain-valley glacier); the Malaspina is the largest such glacier in the world.
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