Sci-Tech Dictionary:
(′kav·iŋ)
calving
(geology) The breaking off of a mass of ice from its parent glacier, iceberg, or ice shelf. Also known as ice calving.
(vertebrate zoology) Giving birth to a calf.
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Geography Dictionary:
calving
The breaking away of a mass of ice from an iceberg, an ice front, or a glacier. It represents the major form of ablation from a glacial system. The calves from the Blomstrand Glacier, Spitzbergen, are often 40 m or more in height.
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