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Sentence Examples Winding through the upper canyon, much of the trail has been washed away by the fierce spring run-off from the glaciers still hanging above. Nowhere in the world would one find such a high concentration of huge mountains, peaks, glaciers and passes. The fog cleared to reveal gleaming glaciers and maritime alps as we made a cautious sun-soothed entry into the sound itself. The hikers start in tropical rainforest territory and travel through moorlands, alpine meadows and glaciers on the summit. The melting of sea ice and glaciers on land make surface waters fresher than they are now. Arctic icebergs tend to calve from fast-moving glaciers and, therefore, tend to look like small mountains bobbing in the sea. Kayak as near as you dare to gigantic cathedrals of ice calving from Alaskan glaciers. The Coast Mountains rise steeply from the fjords and channels on the coast, and glaciers are found at higher elevations. Studying this region will help researchers understand how much and in what ways Arctic glaciers and ice caps are contributing to sea level rise. You could rope up and go ice climbing on the Kennicott or Root glaciers, or hike across the tundra to an alpine lake. It involves negotiating mountainous routes through snow and the ice of glaciers as well as the ascent of rock routes in a glaciated environment. It has virgin temperate woods, craggy desolate coastlines, fjords, glaciers and soft, rolling hills. The oil companies shouldn't be able to claim the lack of glaciers on Chambers Street as proof that their opponents are just scaremongers. How many people will still travel to the mountain if the glaciers are gone? He could see the snowy land in the distance followed by icy mountains and glaciers. Although most of the areas large glaciers now flow seaward more quickly, ice upstream at higher elevations has sped up only modestly, if at all. Melting glaciers add fresh water to the oceans and speed the seaward movement of ice and an influx of fresh water into the ocean. A medial moraine is a strip of morainal debris in the middle of glacier ice which marks where two glaciers come together. It thrived when tundra-like flora and fauna colonised the land as the glaciers retreated but later declined as the climate warmed. Those four glaciated fjords generally are deep and have both tidewater and hanging glaciers. Show More Sentences New research reveals that the rapidly melting glaciers are even changing the shape of the planet, making the earth more oblate than spherical. Huge glaciers and meltwater carved out the deep trough of the glen some 20,000 years ago. Although ice masses in those areas make up only 30 percent of the world's glaciers, they contribute 70 percent of the total glacial meltwater. And because many glaciers store large amounts of meltwater and release it suddenly, lives downstream will be lost. The volume of meltwater dashing down from the glaciers had transformed normally benign streams into charging torrents that demanded respect. The icefields discharge ice and meltwater to the ocean on the west side and to lakes on the east side, via rapidly flowing glaciers. The mountain range has 3,200 glaciers with hundreds of millions of cubic metres of snow. I listened intently, taking mental notes on their descriptions of the seracs, the crevasses, the hanging glaciers. Many ridges of the Rocky Mountain chain exceed 2000 m elevation, and some have glaciers occupying the mountain tops and high valleys. In contrast to the midlatitude case, tropical glaciers do not have summertime melt seasons characterized by above-freezing air temperature. She has enjoyed her stay, despite encountering cyclones, and managed to do some tramping and sightseeing around the glaciers on the West Coast. The sun fell blinding white on the snowfields, and the dancing breeze swept ice crystals down from ultramontane glaciers. According to Morton, Mars has clouds, winds, shorelines, river valleys, volcanoes and even glaciers. They may be able to pinpoint with some accuracy the area where the glaciers stop and the tundra begins. Alaska's glaciers coexist with flowering tundras that bloom in the arctic summer. The sun beats down, melting the glaciers that feed water into the streams, irrigating settlements and creating oases of willows and poplars. I flew over gigantic glaciers and stood on the frozen Arctic Ocean where polar bears walk in search of seal holes, and patiently wait for a meal. Unlike the floating ice shelves, thinning glaciers contribute to global sea-level rise. He said the glaciers in the mountains of Europe now are crumbling due to global warming. Above us, waterfalls tumbled down the mountainside from glaciers that hung over the lip of high cols. Show More Sentences In the United States and Australia, skiing away from designated areas is prohibited, but in France it's normal to ski off-piste and on glaciers. The drier northern section is largely covered with ice caps while glaciers are common at the more humid southern end. As the massive glaciers retreated thousands of years ago, they left behind coarsely rounded rocks of every color and description. And also things like what's happening to the glaciers and the different mountain regions or the polar ice caps or ocean temperatures. Northern Pakistan also boasts some of the longest glaciers outside the polar region. It warns of adverse consequences such as the melting of glaciers and polar icecaps, leading to rising sea levels. Much water was sequestered in glaciers and sea level was about 100 m below its present stand. In fact, what we see here is exactly how this enormous area was left after the last glaciers retreated northwards more than 10,000 years ago. In fine weather it is wise to visit the glaciers early in the day as the skies tend to cloud over in the afternoon. We were rewarded next day with brilliant sunshine over a vista of glaciers, bergs, mountains and a sea so dazzling it seemed unreal. And this set of glacial deposits contained the evidence of continental glaciers that covered these ancient continents. As well, glaciers that supply the rivers with much of their water are melting and retreating faster. Against a painted Antarctic backdrop of glaciers, icebergs and floes, groups of stately Emperor penguins pose like actors at curtain call. Besides preserving the occasional frozen mummy, glaciers and ice fields contain evidence of the climates of long ago. Towards the middle of the period the climate became warmer and milder, the glaciers receded, and the continental interiors became drier. During this time vast expanses of North America and Eurasia were periodically covered with enormous continental glaciers. What impact, if any, does soot and black carbon from fires have on the glaciers of Kilimanjaro? It is the land of lakes, glaciers and waterfalls shedding their endless charm forever. The site tracks the waxing and waning of snow cover, glaciers, sea ice, and ice shelves. The bank is steep ochre clay, water-scoured by spring floods and melt from the retreating glaciers to the east. Show More Sentences Shrinkage of glaciers and ascension of the snowline have led to fewer sources of water for over 40 rivers originating from Mount Qilian. We slogged upwards towards increasingly awe-inspiring views of glaciers, crevasses and snowy peaks. Snow, glaciers and ice flows feed these large ice sheets in the colder months. It is true that in some areas glaciers are retreating, but the venues for the Winter Olympics rely more on snow fields than glaciers. Sun shines on them like white gold and in the shade they become iridescent blue, eerie like glaciers or icebergs. I stood and slowly turned 360 degrees, taking a long look at river, woods, meadow, valley, sea, mountains, snowfields, and glaciers. They had to cross the mountains, glaciers and snowfields to reach the whaling station on the other side. The widespread retreat is all the more notable because tropical mountain glaciers are old. We've had glaciations and we've had warmer periods, and vegetation would creep back as the glaciers were retreating. These glaciers advanced during the four ice ages and retreated during the three interglacials. When the glaciers melted and receded, the copper and rock were dropped from the ice sheets and became part of the glacial deposits. This forested 3-mile loop follows the clear, icy waters of the rushing Ohanapecosh River as it tumbles down from glaciers and snowfields above. Friends in London envisage glaciers and icebergs up here near the Arctic Circle. Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous country with many snowfields, glaciers, and deep lakes. It is still below freezing in the mountains despite the higher temperatures, hence more snowfall and bigger glaciers. Moving glaciers, deep fjords, and large lakes are characteristic of South Island. The Perito Moreno Glacier is one of only three Patagonian glaciers that is growing. En route are wildflower meadows, rushing streams and staggering views of craggy peaks, cliffs and glaciers. The environment in the Antarctic is magnificent with glaciers, icebergs and ice floes on a scale which is awe-inspiring. When glaciers flow over unfrozen sediment they may cause this sediment to deform beneath the weight of the ice. Show More Sentences Prior to these discoveries it was believed all of southeast Alaska was covered in glaciers during the last ice age. It seems to have done best in Late Pleistocene times, as the glaciers of the last ice age were retreating. The Swedes are descended from the Gothic tribes that moved into Sweden following the melting glaciers, probably during the Neolithic period. The area is made up of 14 long, narrow and incredibly deep fjords formed by massive glaciers thousands of years ago. It has the most imposing peaks, the most dramatic glaciers, the most spine-tingling views. Volcanoes erupt under glaciers, causing gigantic floods that make the island a fearsomely dangerous place for human colonization. The river pours into the Gulf of Alaska between massive, ever-shifting islands of sand the carried from glaciers far upstream. Snowboarding, cross-country and sledging provide variety and it's possible to ski all year round on the glaciers. It is a country dominated by high peaks and wide flat stretches of lava field, powerful waterfalls and creaking glaciers. A stronger greenhouse effect will probably warm the oceans and partially melt glaciers and other ice, increasing sea levels. Snow will often accumulate and can eventually compact to form glaciers and ice caps. Together, the Pleistocene and Holocene make up the Quaternary period, marked by waxing and waning of polar glaciers. The glaciers of the Himalayas, which feed the great rivers watering the farmland keeping Asia alive, are disappearing. Just a decade ago we glaciologists were talking about gradual changes in glaciers taking place over centuries. Bill appears as the warm, considerate, friendly fellow that he was, knowledgeable about so many aspects of Alaskan glaciers and glaciologists. A backdrop of mountains and glaciers, and condors soaring high overhead, make this the perfect antidote to the bustle of every day life. Their familiar homeland of Norway has heavy clay soils ground up by glaciers. A substantial recessional moraine accumulated at the junction of the three tributary glaciers at this position. The late renaissance had little experience of pack-ice and polar seas, but they did have plenty of glaciers in the alps. Ice sheets, glaciers and underground lakes and rivers carry the rest. Show More Sentences Wireless radios will be positioned on moving glaciers, and gear must be insulated against temperatures far colder than they were designed to withstand. Glacier Park has quite a few mountains with living glaciers, and the runoff rivulets, creeks and rivers have an opalescence that is indescribably beautiful. The difference in algal communities between the Altaic and other glaciers is discussed together with physical and chemical conditions affecting the algae. The survey also revealed other visible evidence of the earthquake, including clearly developed scarps and cracks where the faults pass beneath glaciers. Using stable sea kayaks, we'll explore a remote corner of this region, search for wildlife in sheltered coves, and watch glaciers calve into ice-choked bays. They predict that in the next half a decade or so, the Himalayas could experience intense flooding as mountain lakes overflow with water from melting glaciers and snowfields. They reached South Georgia after 17 days in mountainous seas, but still faced a 22-mile trek across unexplored mountains, glaciers and snowfields to get help. You look around at the highest peaks of the Rockies, and you're at the water epicenter of North America, where the glaciers and rivers flow to all points of the compass. What you do pass is a succession of stunning scenery from glittering white glaciers to jet-black beaches, steaming hot springs to foaming Arctic seas. In May 1596, his expedition ran aground on the northern edge of nova Zembla, and his ship was destroyed by moving glaciers. The radar works well, Hayes said, through multifaceted conditions, including inconsistent terrain, heavy rain, migrating birds, glaciers and chaff. Some days, she felt as though glaciers were buckling around her and a crevasse yawned beneath her. Much of the world's temperate zones were alternately covered by glaciers during cool periods and uncovered during the warmer interglacial periods when the glaciers retreated. This contribution is expected to increase as melting rates accelerate, though ultimately the added runoff is predicted to disappear as glaciers decline many decades from now. The highest mountains were cloaked in mantles of snow and ice with glaciers perched in the hanging valleys as though suspended by some invisible thread from the summits. Later geologists described the lakes as basins scooped out by glaciers. These glaciers are spotted with craters caused by asteroid impacts. But as viewers, we see the destruction of a curiously depeopled space, in which buildings, glaciers, mountains, and cities are reduced to rubble without any human referent. Ancient forests, canyons, gentle babbling brooks, great rivers, mangrove swamps, open fields and pristine glaciers so blue that they rival the sky in beauty. The satellite images used in the study also showed the lower parts of the glaciers fracturing and disintegrating in response to the loss of the ice shelf. Show More Sentences Nevertheless the climatic regime of the palaeosols was fundamentally frigid and these palaeosols formed on glacial terraces beside large permanent glaciers. It is said that if a large bucket of water were to represent the sea on the planet, an egg cup full would represent the amount of water locked in ice caps and glaciers. Here, a drumlin, an oval mound smooth-sculpted by glaciers, rises to give an uninterrupted panorama of sea, fields and forests from its grassy crown. Have you ever admired those pictures of trampers walking through beautiful forest, or standing on a mountain top gazing over valleys or glaciers, and wished it were you? Eventually the unique capabilities of ski-planes to provide fast, economical and safe access to remote glaciers caught on amongst the mountaineering community. The route gives spectacular views of Copper River, as well as the surrounding mountains, glaciers, and wild flowers. India and Pakistan will face a crisis as the glaciers that feed the Indus River shrink and disappear. These glaciers store water during the rainy season and release it as runoff in the dry season. Temperatures are rising, icecaps and glaciers are melting, and extreme weather is more frequent and intense. During the summer months, the light lasts well into the evening while passengers sit on deck, wrapped in rugs, marvelling at the beauty of the glaciers. The first part of the trip explores the coast, a region of emerald rain forests, deep fjords, rich sealife, and tidewater glaciers that crumble into icy seas. You'll kayak through a maze of fjords and tidal channels and through the ice-encrusted Cordillera Darwin and the most active tidewater glaciers in the world. In the Antarctic Peninsula, definitely climate change in that region has had an impact on the ice shelf and the carving of glaciers there. This brought to mind other references, from rivers and glaciers to jet streams and clouds. Natural resources include rainfall, rivers, glaciers, ponds, lakes, streams, karez and wells etc. One gets the impression that he would cheer the readvance of continental glaciers. Above us, lenticular clouds are forming, whirling in the cool katabatic winds sweeping off the glaciers. Above us, lenticular us, lenticular A clouds are forming, whirling in the cool katabatic winds sweeping off the glaciers. Cassiope besides having a fair flower enjoying her own beautiful life is one of the most effective apostles of the gospel of glaciers. The glaciers lie at the junction of the Southern Alps and the Tasman Sea on the west coast of South Island in New Zealand. Show More Sentences Eighteen places are available in 1999 for projects which range from studying glaciers in Iceland to the tropical rainforest in Costa Rica. Northern Eurasia was resettled as the glaciers of the last glacial maximum retreated. The development of glaciers was likely aided by localized cooling indebted to shading by adjacent cliffs. I thought they were joking at first, but it seemed they were genuinely interested in the talk about glaciers. The eastern and western coasts of the North Sea are jagged, formed by glaciers during the ice ages. The retreat of the glaciers allowed groups of Asians to migrate to the Americas and populate them. Other areas of the Northern Hemisphere did not bear extensive ice sheets, but local glaciers in high areas. Local ice caps existed in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, where in three ice areas remnants of the Pleistocene glaciers are still preserved today. Small glaciers developed in a few favorable places in Southern Africa during the last glacial period. These small glaciers would have developed in the Lesotho Highlands and parts of the Drakensberg. The Wisconsin Glacial Episode was the last major advance of continental glaciers in the North American Laurentide ice sheet. On Kelleys Island in Lake Erie or in New York's Central Park, the grooves left by these glaciers can be easily observed. Towards the end, glaciers readvanced once more before retreating to their present extent. Its geographical range expanded and contracted with the alternating cold and warm cycles, forcing populations to migrate as glaciers receded. The WAIS is bounded by the Ross Ice Shelf, the Ronne Ice Shelf, and outlet glaciers that drain into the Amundsen Sea. Ice movement is dominated by the motion of glaciers, whose activity is determined by a number of processes. Paleoclimatic studies and evidence of glaciers indicate that central Africa was most likely in the polar regions during the early Paleozoic. The dales are 'U' and 'V' shaped valleys enlarged and shaped by glaciers, mainly in the most recent Devensian ice age. The glaciers of Greenland are also contributing to a rise in the global sea level at a faster rate than was previously believed. Glacial lakes are lakes created by the direct action of glaciers and continental ice sheets. Show More Sentences Extensive glaciers once covered the Simien and Bale Mountains but melted at the beginning of the Holocene. Placed at regular intervals, a series of cairns can be used to indicate a path across stony or barren terrain, even across glaciers. The glaciers were thicker and lasted longer in Fennoscandia compared with the rest of Europe. The retreating glaciers have left the land with morainic deposits in formations of eskers. Pleistocene climate was marked by repeated glacial cycles in which continental glaciers pushed to the 40th parallel in some places. The current decaying glaciers of Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro, and the Ruwenzori Range in east and central Africa were larger. In Eurasia, large lakes developed as a result of the runoff from the glaciers. Jameson's remarks about ancient glaciers in Scotland were most probably prompted by Esmark. All that remains of the continental ice sheets are the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and smaller glaciers such as on Baffin Island. Mountain glaciers in otherwise unglaciated areas extend to lower elevations due to a lower snow line. Most of the lakes in Minnesota and Wisconsin were gouged out by glaciers and later filled with glacial meltwaters. The presence of the glaciers generally suppressed the movement of faults below. Early in the Silurian, glaciers retreated back into the South Pole until they almost disappeared in the middle of Silurian. Since sea levels were low due to so much water tied up in glaciers, such marshlands would have occurred all along the southern coasts of Eurasia. The other reason for the blue color of glaciers is the lack of air bubbles. The processes and features caused by or related to glaciers are referred to as glacial. Typically glaciers deepen their valleys more than their smaller tributaries. Most tidewater glaciers calve above sea level, which often results in a tremendous impact as the iceberg strikes the water. In temperate glaciers, snow repeatedly freezes and thaws, changing into granular ice called firn. Following the Little Ice Age's end around 1850, glaciers around the Earth have retreated substantially. Show More Sentences Crevasses make travel over glaciers hazardous, especially when they are hidden by fragile snow bridges. In alpine glaciers, friction is also generated at the valley's side walls, which slows the edges relative to the center. These glaciers exhibit normal movement until suddenly they accelerate, then return to their previous state. Extensive glaciers are found in Antarctica, Chile, Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Iceland. Mountain glaciers are widespread, especially in the Andes, the Himalayas, the Rocky Mountains, the Caucasus, Scandinavian mountains and the Alps. Mainland Australia currently contains no glaciers, although a small glacier on Mount Kosciuszko was present in the last glacial period. In New Guinea, small, rapidly diminishing, glaciers are located on its highest summit massif of Puncak Jaya. Africa has glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on Mount Kenya and in the Rwenzori Mountains. As glaciers flow over bedrock, they soften and lift blocks of rock into the ice. It was coined by peasants to describe alluvial embankments and rims found near the margins of glaciers in the French Alps. It is believed that many drumlins were formed when glaciers advanced over and altered the deposits of earlier glaciers. Therefore, when glaciers recede, the valleys of the tributary glaciers remain above the main glacier's depression and are called hanging valleys. Large masses, such as ice sheets or glaciers, can depress the crust of the Earth into the mantle. Topographical features and computer models indicate the existence of more glaciers in Mars' past. As on Earth, many glaciers are covered with a layer of rocks which insulates the ice. This picture shows several glaciers that have the same shape as many features on Mars that are believed to also be glaciers. The retreat of the glaciers 15,000 years ago allowed groups of humans from Asia to migrate to the Americas. Initially, sea levels were high, but as Gondwana moved south, ice accumulated into glaciers and sea levels dropped. At the end of the second event, melting glaciers caused the sea level to rise and stabilise once more. Climate fluctuation caused the formation, disappearance, and reformation of glaciers which, in turn, caused sea levels to rise and fall. Show More Sentences The melting of ice under high pressures is thought to contribute to the movement of glaciers. Most modern peat bogs formed 12,000 years ago in high latitudes after the glaciers retreated at the end of the last ice age. When the stream or rivers are associated with glaciers, ice sheets, or ice caps, the term glaciofluvial or fluvioglacial is used. The landforms of Svalbard were created through repeated ice ages, when glaciers cut the former plateau into fjords, valleys and mountains. In the southern part of the peninsula, the glaciers deposited vast numbers of terminal moraines, configuring a very chaotic landscape. The gross geography of Scania reflect more the preglacial development than the erosion and deposits caused by the Quaternary glaciers. Jens Esmark in the 19th century introduced the theory that fjords are or have been created by glaciers. John Walter Gregory argued that fjords are of tectonic origin and that glaciers had a negligible role in their formation. Surface runoff can be generated either by rainfall, snowfall or by the melting of snow, or glaciers. The determining factor of the rate of melting of snow or glaciers is both air temperature and the duration of sunlight. In alpine glaciers, ground moraines are often found between the two lateral moraines. It forms when two glaciers meet and the debris on the edges of the adjacent valley sides join and are carried on top of the enlarged glacier. The Baltic Shield is still rebounding today following the melting of the thick glaciers during the Quaternary period. The scouring by the ancient glaciers and the acidity of the soil have destroyed all palaeontologically interesting materials, such as fossils. The melting of glaciers at the end of ice ages is one example of eustatic sea level rise. First, shrinking land ice, such as mountain glaciers and polar ice sheets, is releasing water into the oceans. The climate was one of periodic glaciations with continental glaciers moving as far from the poles as 40 degrees latitude. In Southeast Asia, many smaller mountain glaciers formed, and permafrost covered Asia as far south as Beijing. In the 13th century, pack ice began advancing southwards in the North Atlantic, as did glaciers in Greenland. In Africa and the Middle East, many smaller mountain glaciers formed, and the Sahara and other sandy deserts were greatly expanded in extent. Show More Sentences On the Island of Hawaii, geologists have long recognized deposits formed by glaciers on Mauna Kea during recent ice ages. Little is known about the extent of glaciers during Last Glacial Maximum north of the Chilean Lake District. When glaciers covering more northern latitudes melted at the end of the last ice age, two things happened to create the Solent. Several proglacial lakes have also formed in recent decades at the end of glaciers on the eastern side of New Zealand's Southern Alps. The Gandaki River basin is reported to contain 1025 glaciers and 338 lakes. A time when there are no glaciers on Earth is considered a greenhouse climate state. Recent global warming has caused mountain glaciers and the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica to melt and global sea level to rise. Therefore, monitoring sea level rise and the mass balance of ice sheets and glaciers allows people to understand more about global warming. Besides transport by water, sediment can in continental environments also be transported by wind or glaciers. Orchidaceae are cosmopolitan, occurring in almost every habitat apart from glaciers. Its landscape was smoothed by the glaciers of the last ice age, and is a combination of moderate lowlands and highlands. It also occurs in nature as snow, glaciers, ice packs and icebergs, clouds, fog, dew, aquifers, and atmospheric humidity. This effect is relevant, for example, to ice skating, to the buried lakes of Antarctica, and to the movement of glaciers. At high altitude, during winter, and in the far north and south, snow collects in ice caps, snow pack and glaciers. Glaciologists in Antarctica are concerned with the study of the history and dynamics of floating ice, seasonal snow, glaciers, and ice sheets. Migrants, he said, could have then skirted the tidewater glaciers in Canada right on down the coast. Parts of this ice sheet form moving glaciers known as ice streams, which flow towards the edges of the continent. These are floating extensions of outflowing glaciers from the continental ice mass. Around 16,500 years ago, the glaciers began melting, allowing people to move south and east into Canada and beyond. Active accretionary prisms are common in trenches near continents where rivers or glaciers supply great volumes of sediment to the trench. Show More Sentences Sea ice may be contrasted with icebergs, which are chunks of ice shelves or glaciers that calve into the ocean. The diamictite sediments that were laid down by these glaciers, or in glacial lakes, are known as the Pakhuis and Cederberg Formations. The diamictite deposits left by these glaciers form the first layer of the Karoo Supergroup, called the Dwyka Group. During the Pleistocene epoch, global cooling led periodically to the expansion of glaciers and lowering of sea levels. As water accumulated in glaciers, the volume of water in the oceans correspondingly decreased, resulting in lowering of the eustatic sea level. Alpine glaciers in the coastal ranges and the Alaskan Peninsula isolated the interior of Beringia from the Pacific coast. Coastal areas deglaciated rapidly as coastal alpine glaciers, then lobes of Cordilleran ice, retreated. The inland Cordilleran and Laurentide ice sheets retreated more slowly than did the coastal glaciers. When deposited, especially on glaciers or on ice in arctic regions, the lower surface albedo can also directly heat the surface. During the 21st century, glaciers and snow cover are projected to continue their widespread retreat. These landscapes were once covered by glaciers, and as a result shallow depressions were formed in great numbers. The South Georgian reindeer total some 2,600 animals in two distinct herds separated by glaciers. In northern Scotland, the glaciers were thicker and more extensive than during the Younger Dryas. Uninhabitable icecaps and glaciers comprise about half of this area, mostly in Greenland. The Cordillera Darwin in the southwestern part of the main island contains many glaciers that reach the ocean. Much of the landform has been shaped by the actions of glaciers and the shrinkage of the bay over long periods of time. These include the Fox and Franz Josef glaciers on the West Coast, and the Tasman, Hooker, Mueller and Murchison glaciers in the east. When the glaciers retreated, they left basins that are now filled by lakes. They were formed by glaciers and include Lake Wakatipu, Lake Tekapo and Lake Manapouri. In modern languages the term alp, alm, albe or alpe refers to a grazing pastures in the alpine regions below the glaciers, not the peaks. Show More Sentences The Inn valley is an example of a valley carved by glaciers during the ice ages with a typical terraced structure caused by erosion. Moraines, piles of rock picked up during the movement of the glacier, accumulate at edges, centre and the terminus of glaciers. The glaciers remained a mystery and many still believed the highest areas to be inhabited by dragons. When enough snow accumulates it can flow out the opening of the bowl and form valley glaciers which may be several kilometers long. During the last ice age these rocks were carved by glaciers to create the landforms seen today. Small cirque and valley glaciers formed in north and east facing valleys, including Grisedale and the coves on the east side of Helvellyn. According to Heaton Cooper, the tarn is held in the moraines left by two glaciers moving down each valley. Mountains erode slowly through the action of rivers, weather conditions, and glaciers. Aire Gap is a pass through the Pennines in England formed by geologic faults and carved out by glaciers. This was formed following the retreat of ice age glaciers which left the area dotted with kettle holes, locally referred to as meres. The large, curved feature was formed by a waterfall carrying meltwater from glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age more than 12,000 years ago. Sea days on Alaskan cruises are a bit more destination-oriented, with the ships visiting glaciers and areas known for exemplary whale-watching. Hekla volcano to the north, a range of mountains and glaciers to the east and north-east and the Westman Islands to the south. Among the dioramas was one depicting the Palaeo-Indian period that followed the retreat of the glaciers. The Gualas Glacier, now 20 miles long with an area of 46 square miles, is one of 70 glaciers in the Northern Patagonian Icefield. Sea level rise is influenced by the expansion of water molecules as they warm, ice sheet losses and the melting of mountain glaciers. Melting glaciers and ice sheets have been identified as some of the main contributors to rising sea levels. They ventured into Sermilik Fjord, which drains Helheim Glacier, one of the largest glaciers in Greenland. By this time, Gondwana was positioned near the South Pole and glaciers were forming in Antarctica, India, Australia, southern Africa and South America. During the ice age, all of Scandinavia was covered by glaciers most of the time, except for the southwestern parts of what we now know as Denmark. Show More Sentences The intervening valleys have been made by glaciers flowing outward along the lines of the previous streams draining the dome of the Lake District. His work was continued by other scientists and now a permanent laboratory exists inside a glacier under the Jungfraujoch, devoted exclusively to the study of Alpine glaciers. There are Arctic ground squirrels who manage to hibernate for eight months of the year, herds of caribou in their millions and rivers that run unseen underneath glaciers. The range has many glaciers, which are the main source of the Lena River. Human presence along the shores of the bay can be traced back to the retreat of the glaciers at the end of the last ice age around 8,150 years ago. The cold and wet summers help preserve the ancient glaciers. The role of glaciers is greater in meridionally orientated incisions. Ongoing research is showing that while glaciers tend to decrease mountain size, in some areas, glaciers can actually reduce the rate of erosion, acting as a glacial armour. The Pleistocene climate was characterized by repeated glacial cycles during which continental glaciers pushed to the 40th parallel in some places. However, glaciers have to behave according to the laws of ice physics, and a long narrow lobate surge with a flat long profile would be difficult to explain. Warming is expected to be greater over land than over the oceans and greatest in the Arctic, with the continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice. The extent of mountain glaciers had been mapped by the late 19th century. Anecdotal evidence suggests expanding glaciers almost worldwide. Glaciation in eastern Siberia during the LGM was limited to alpine and valley glaciers in mountain ranges and did not block access between Siberia and Beringia. The onset of the Last Glacial Maximum after 30,000 years BP saw the expansion of alpine glaciers and continental ice sheets that blocked migration routes out of Beringia. During the laying down of the Peninsula Formation sediments, the western portion of the region was covered for a brief period of time by glaciers. Exceptions to this trend are caused by the release of far-traveled carbonates from the englacial load of glaciers during formation of end moraines. This motion, together with decreasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, caused a rapid cooling of Antarctica and allowed glaciers to form. He said that glaciers are melting while rivers are drying leaving many to rely on ground water which has been reducing the water table which is a grave threat. Modern geologists surmise that these formations of clay, gravel and rocks are moraines formed by the action of melting glaciers end of the last ice age. Find more words! 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