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Glaciers
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation) over many years, often centuries. Glaciers slowly deform and flow due to stresses induced by their weight, creating crevasses, seracs, and other distinguishing features. They also abrade rock and debris from their substrate to create landforms such as cirques and moraines. Glaciers form only on land and are distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water.
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Glaciers
冰山一角
Water bodies; Glaciers
已斷開或從冰川的臉崩解而形成的冰塊和漂浮在海洋的淡水的一個機構。阿拉斯加冰山很少超過 500 英尺的最大尺寸。為了增加大小,使用以下名稱: 傲慢冰、 格勞勒、 bergy ...
suncups
Water bodies; Glaciers
一系列的碗狀凹陷熔化成雪或冰的表面,由網路連接的山脊分隔。個人 suncups 可能會超過 3 英尺深和直徑十英尺。在溫暖、 陽光充足的情況下 Suncups ...