Valley Glacier

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Valley Glacier: an alpine glacier flowing in a valley. In mountainous regions, glacial flow is restricted by the valley walls. These glaciers start in cirques and extend down-valley from the cirque.

Valley Glacier: an alpine glacier flowing in a valley. In mountainous regions, glacial flow is restricted by the valley walls. These glaciers start in cirques and extend down-valley from the cirque.

[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
• Landform Gallery
• Landform

[edit] Reference

• Wikipedia Glacier [1]

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