Meaning tidewater glacier
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tidewater glaciermass of moving ice that eventually reaches the ocean.
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tidewater glacierA channel of flowing ice that terminates in the sea.
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tidewater glacierA glacier which terminates in ocean water. Flexing by tidal fluctuation may accelerate calving of icebergs, thus stabilize the glacier at or just beyond the grounding line.
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