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Boulders that have been carried by a glacier have a couple names, but most commonly they are referred to as glacial boulders or erratics.
If you're interested in learning more about glacial boulders, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has a pretty good article about them; as Iowa and most of the American Midwest were covered by glaciers during the last Ice Age, glacial boulders are fairly common there.
http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/browse/boulders/boulders.htm
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How thick can a glacier get?
A glacier can become many miles in width.
What glacier extends for 44 miles?
Fedchenko Glacier in central asia.
What is the longest distance a car has been carried in tornado?
The greatest distance traveled by a tornado was 219 miles.
What do glaciers leave behind as evidence of their existence?
1) Glaciers carve fjords in valleys where they travel. A fjord is a long, narrow valley with steep sides carved by glacial movement. A fjord represents the seaward end of a deeply excavated glacial-trough valley that was partially submerged by drowning after melting of the ice. 2) Glaciers leave behind deposits known as glacial till, which are unstratified, poorly-sorted sediments. Glaciers move a wide range of sedimentary particles from small clay-sized particles to large boulders. When the glacier either melts or retreats, these poorly-sorted sediments are deposited. These deposits are known as tillite in lithified sedimentary rocks. 3) A mound or ridge of till (unstratified glacial drift) is deposited when a glacier begins to retreat or melt. As the glacier grows and extends, it pushes glacial drift at its front forming a mound of debris. This glacial drift is then dropped in place when the glacier retreats or melts which creates a terminal moraine. Medial moraines, which are formed by the conjunction of two glaciers, are also deposited as a glacial melts. Glaciers erode the sides of the valleys in which they travel. Therefore, when two glaciers unite (in much the same rivers unite), a line of glacial drift (medial moraines) from both glaciers is formed. 4) Glaciers leave scrape marks behind on the rocks on which they traveled.
How far can a tornado throw anything?
People have been carried 4 miles or more by tornadoes. The greatest distance a person has been carried and survivedwas about a quarter mile.
What does the existence of erratic boulders suggest about an area?
erratic boulders means that a glacier passed over this area. The boulders may have been the side of a mountain or part of a cliff but the power of the glacier broke it down and off and then moved it. When the glacier receded, the boulders were left behind. They are often found in areas where there are no mountains or cliffs...they are geologically different from the bedrock. Geologists can often match erratic boulders up with their place of origin which may be many miles away. They range in size from stone size to house size.
What is the primary effect of glacial deposition?
Huge boulders strung across the landscape that are out of place had been deposited there by a glacier which had moved them from several hundred miles away.
What is the world's largest glacier and how big is it?
The world's largest glacier is the Lambert Glacier in Antarctica, and it is 320 miles long and 40 miles wide.The world's largest glacier is the Lambert Glacier in Antarctica, and it is 320 miles long and 40 miles wide. The world's largest glacier is the Lambert Glacier in Antarctica, and it is 320 miles long and 40 miles wide.The world's largest glacier is the Lambert Glacier in Antarctica, and it is 320 miles long and 40 miles wide.The world's largest glacier is the Lambert Glacier in Antarctica, and it is 320 miles long and 40 miles wide.The world's largest glacier is the Lambert Glacier in Antarctica, and it is 320 miles long and 40 miles wide.The world's largest glacier is the Lambert Glacier in Antarctica, and it is 320 miles long and 40 miles wide.
When was Miles Glacier Bridge created?
Miles Glacier Bridge was created in 1911.
What is the worlds largest glacier and how big is it?
The world's largest glacier is the Lambert Glacier. It is 320 miles long and 40 miles wide.
How thick can a glacier get?
A glacier can become many miles in width.
What glacier is the largest?
The world's largest glacier and also the largest in East Antarctica is the Lambert Glacier. The glacier is 60 miles wide, 250 miles long, and 2,500 m deep.
What glacier extends for 44 miles?
Fedchenko Glacier in central asia.
What is the longest glacier in New Zealand?
The longest glacier in New Zealand is the Tasman Glacier(29 km or 18 miles long)
How many driving miles is it from Billings MT to Glacier National Park West Glacier MT?
It is 414 miles according to Google Maps.
What is the biggest glacier in Antarctica?
The Lambert Glacier in Antarctica is 60 miles (100 km) wide, over 250 miles (400 km) long, and about 2,500 m deep. It is the world's largest glacier.
How many miles from Jackson Hole Wyoming to Glacier National Park?
The area of Glacier National Park is 1,013,322 acres which is approximately 1583 square miles.
