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because austrailia has warm weather and warm weather does not cause glaciers to form
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On which continent are valley glaciers not found?
Australia has no continental glaciers, because the mountains do not receive sufficient snowfall to form them (at least not in the present era).
Which continent doesn't have glaciers?
Every contanent has a Glacier. Many people refer to Australa being a contanent when really Australasia is the contanent. If you dont consider Australia to be the main Contanent of Australiasia then there are most defanetly glaciers, inNew Zeland there are several glaciers. If you consider Australia to be the main contanent of Australasia it doesent matter because there is acctually a glacier in Australia. The glacier is in the Kosciusko National Park and sits near a lake called the blue lake. The lake is formed from the melting water from the glacier.
Is it true that climate on the highest mountains near the equator are to warm to form glaciers?
I dont know
Are there any glaciers in Australia?
No, the last glaciers in Australia melted about 3000 years after the last ice age, however we do have glacial lakes, which are the remains of our extinct glaciers.
What can continental glaciers form?
Glaciers can form U shaped valleys.
Which continent is without glaciers?
Australia
How are alpine glaciers and continental glaciers different?
i dont know or care
Where are glaciers not found?
The only continent without glaciers is Australia, though in older climes, it too had glaciers. Many islands, indeed most, do not have glaciers.
When can glaciers form?
Glaciers form when the rate of snow fall exceeds the rate of melting.
What is Australia's highest glacial lake?
Lake Cootapatamba near Mt Kosciuszko, Lake Cootapatamba is all that is left of one of Australia's largest Glaciers, This glacier would have formed during the last ice age and melted about 2000 years after it ended, same as many glaciers in the Australian High Country, these glaciers Eroded the land to form peaks and mountains, Before the glaciers Mount Kosciuszko was under the sea!
Glaciers can only form when?
Glaciers form when the rate of snow fall exceeds the rate of melting.
Today glaciers are found on all continents?
Australia has no glaciers currently, though it had some in past ages.
