Meaning alpine glacier
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alpine glacier


Small glacier that occupies a U-shaped valley on a mountain. Also called a mountain glacier.
Source: physicalgeography.net

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alpine glacier


see valley glacier.
Source: ge-at.iastate.edu (offline)

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alpine glacier


mass of ice that moves downward from a mountain.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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alpine glacier


a small glacier sitting in a U-shaped mountain valley.
Source: terrapsych.com (offline)

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alpine glacier


(n) - a glacier formed at high elevations
Source: sherwoodrocks.net (offline)

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alpine glacier


Any glacier in a mountain range which is dominantly confined by the surrounding topography. It usually originates in a cirque and may flow down into a valley previously carved by a stream. Synonym: mo [..]
Source: paos.colorado.edu





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