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Where does glaciation form?

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Faraax

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Glaciation may form anywhere on Earth. However, it is most common in higher latitudes and on land where ice is more readily formed. Alpine glaciers occur at high altitudes (e.g. mountain peaks) and are common at all latitudes.

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