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a glacier that stays in one spot ( stationary )
answer 2 the above is OK, but these stationary ice fields are usually called ice plateaus. And they are plateaus because they don't move; otherwise they would be sloping. Actually they may have a very slight slope, but they will appear flat.
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∙ 10y agoThe rate of accumulation is equal to that of the rate of ablation. The relationship is the same.
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An ice front is likely to be stationary when the glacier does what?
melts as fast as it moves
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.
Can you name four NZ glaciers?
* Franz Josef Glacier * Fox Glacier * Tasman Glacier * Hukawai Glacier * Haast Glaciers
Is the Tasman glacier continental glacier or valley glacier?
i dont know like a valley
An ice front is likely to be stationary when the glacier does what?
melts as fast as it moves
An ice front is likely to be stationary when the glacier?
melts as fast as it moves.
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 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
Is the snowball glacier continental glacier or valley glacier?
It is a valley glacier
Is glacier canyon a real glacier?
yes glacier canyon is a real glacier
What are some glaciers that begin with the letter P?
Penck Glacier (Tanzania); Pine Island Glacier, Polar Times Glacier, Priestley Glacier (Antarctica); Panchchuli Glacier, Pindari Glacier (India); Panmar Glacier, Passu Glacier (Pakistan); Pasterze Glacier (Austria); Platigliole Glacier, Praz-SecGlacier, Presena Glacier (Italy); Peyto Glacier, Pemberton Icefield (Canada); Pico de Orizaba, Popocatépetl, Glacier (Mexico); Portage Glacier, Princeton Glacier (Alaska); etc
What is a glacier snout?
a glacier snout is the front of the glacier :)
Is furtwangler glacier a continental glacier?
It is apline glacier
What is the famous glacier at glacier national park?
There are quite a few glaciers to hike to in Glacier, but probably the most-visited glacier is Grinnell Glacier, located in the Many Glacier Valley.
What is a growing glacier different from a melting glacier?
A melting glacier gets smaller, but a growing glacier gets bigger.
What is a famous glacier In the Northern Hemisphere?
Grinnell Glacier in MT Glacier NP
