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The end of a valley glacier is at a lower elevation than its point of orgin is. how does this help explain melting at its end while snow and ice still are accumulating where it originated?
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Is a glacier a type of water form?
A glacier is formed from frozen water, and snow accumulating high in the mountains adding weight and forcing forward movement downhill.
How much of a glacier is above the water line?
Over 90% of an iceberg's volume (and mass) is underwater. Therefore 10% is above the water.A glacier is a flow of ice downhill, driven by snow and ice accumulating in the mountains. When a part of the glacier breaks off and begins to float on the sea, it becomes an iceberg.
How many meters deep is the Lambert Glacier?
According to its Wikipedia entry: "Lambert Glacier is a major glacier in East Antarctica. At about 60 miles wide, over 250 miles long, and about 2,500 m deep, it holds the Guinness world record for the world's largest glacier."
What is a glacier snout?
a glacier snout is the front of the glacier :)
What is a growing glacier different from a melting glacier?
A melting glacier gets smaller, but a growing glacier gets bigger.
What is the elevation at the top of Harvard Glacier?
70,092
What is the lower end of a glacier called?
The area that is melting faster than it is accumulating is the "Zone of Ablation." The very bottom end of a glacier is typically called its "foot."
Is a glacier a type of water form?
A glacier is formed from frozen water, and snow accumulating high in the mountains adding weight and forcing forward movement downhill.
Where does river ganga originated?
Gangotri Glacier - Uttarakhand, India.
What is glacier peak elevation?
its 10,541 i think i just got it on wikipedia :P
Do glaciers move slowlyquickly or not at all?
Glaciers tend to move slowly, forced downwards by the weight of snow and ice accumulating at the top of the glacier.
How much of a glacier is above the water line?
Over 90% of an iceberg's volume (and mass) is underwater. Therefore 10% is above the water.A glacier is a flow of ice downhill, driven by snow and ice accumulating in the mountains. When a part of the glacier breaks off and begins to float on the sea, it becomes an iceberg.
What is the name of a crevasse at the head of a glacier between moving and stationary ice?
This site can explain and give you the information your looking for:* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier
What is the highest elevation reached on a full day hike of the Franz Josef Glacier?
It depends of the weather a lot. The glacier is rapidly going back each year so the altitude might slightly change.
What is the glacial stream in south America?
Snow falls in the accumulation area, usually the part of the glacier with the highest elevation, adding to theglacier'smass. As the snow slowly accumulates and turns to ice, and the glacier increases in weight, the weight begins to deform the ice, forcing the glacier to flow downhill.
How many meters deep is the Lambert Glacier?
According to its Wikipedia entry: "Lambert Glacier is a major glacier in East Antarctica. At about 60 miles wide, over 250 miles long, and about 2,500 m deep, it holds the Guinness world record for the world's largest glacier."
What are some names of glaciers in Washington?
* Fryingpan Glacier * Nisqually Glacier * Paradise Glacier * Pyramid Glacier * Puyallup Glacier * South Tahoma Glacier * Tahoma Glacier * Success Glacier * Sarvent Glacier
