Serac

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Serac (originally from Swiss French sérac, a type of ricotta-like whey cheese) is a block or column of ice formed by intersecting crevasses on a glacier. Often house-sized or larger, they are dangerous to mountaineers since they may topple with little warning. Even when stabilized by persistent cold weather, they can be an impediment to glacier travel.

Serac (originally from Swiss French sérac, a type of ricotta-like whey cheese) is a block or column of ice formed by intersecting crevasses on a glacier.

Often house-sized or larger, they are dangerous to mountaineers since they may topple with little warning.

Even when stabilized by persistent cold weather, they can be an impediment to glacier travel.

[edit] Also See

• Glaciation
• Mountain
• Ice age
• Physical Features of Mountains
• Defining Mountain Regions
• Frozen Ground
• Cryosphere
• What Affects Frozen Ground
• What is the Cryosphere
• Snow
• Clouds
• Evaporation
• Freezing Point / Freeze
• Moisture
• Water
• Snow line
• Tree line
• Frost line

[edit] Reference

1. Wikipedia Serac [1]

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