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They can be very dangerous to ships passing by, especially if it is foggy. A lot of times glaciers will split causing splinters of icebergs. These can be extremely dangerous because they can be mostly underwater.
Other than that, the edge of a glacier on land can easily kill with falling pieces of ice; this is a growing fear in areas where they are tourist destinations, since the ice melts easier and is even less predictable than before.
Slips on the ice can injure just as much as the ice falling on you can; there are always crevasses and slips that you can fall down; and of course you are standing on a frozen river.
Also, ships are in grave dangers when passing through icy waters. Since, as said before, glaciers can be mostly underwater, ship's can hit them and burst through the metal. An example is the Titanic.
What else can I help you with?
What are the different types of glaciers?
Ice Sheets Ice Shelves Ice Caps Ice Streams/Outlet Glaciers Icefields Mountain Glaciers Valley Glaciers Piedmont Glaciers Cirque Glaciers Hanging Glaciers Tidewater Glaciers
What are the glaciers that swept over north?
Malasprina and Athabasca were two glaciers that swept over North America. They carved the Great Lakes.
Why are glaciers slow?
glaciers are very big
The small glaciers that exist in high mountainous areas are called?
its not mountain glaciers but its valley glaciers
What are the pros and cons of glaciers?
Pros:· Glaciers provide drinking water· Glacier water provides plants water· Glaciers help generate hydroelectric powerCons:· Glaciers cause flooding· Glaciers cause avalanches
Are glaciers more dangerous than tornadoes?
no they are not
Why glaciers in Antarctica dangerous?
For humans, the most dangerous aspect of glaciers in Antarctica are the crevasses that develop as the glaciers slide off the continent. They are largely invisible until you step into one. Rescue is hours, perhaps days away; full service hospitals are a day or two away and finally, death from hypothermia is nearly guaranteed.
What are the different types of glaciers?
Ice Sheets Ice Shelves Ice Caps Ice Streams/Outlet Glaciers Icefields Mountain Glaciers Valley Glaciers Piedmont Glaciers Cirque Glaciers Hanging Glaciers Tidewater Glaciers
What are the glaciers that swept over north?
Malasprina and Athabasca were two glaciers that swept over North America. They carved the Great Lakes.
What the 2 most common kinds of glaciers?
There are 2 main types of glaciers, Continental is one, they float away from central regions. The second is alpine or valley which are the glaciers that flow down the valley from the mountain.
What are glaciers formed in mountains called?
Glaciers formed in mountains are called mountain glaciers or alpine glaciers. They are found in high-altitude regions and flow downhill through valleys.
How are continental and valley glaciers?
Continental glaciers are thicker and larger. Valley glaciers are formed on mountains; continental glaciers are formed on flat land.
Why are glaciers slow?
glaciers are very big
What are the names of Irelands glaciers?
there are no glaciers in Ireland
How is a continental and valley glaciers the same?
Continental glaciers and valley glaciers are both types of glaciers that form from accumulated snowfall. They both flow under the influence of gravity, albeit in different directions. While continental glaciers cover vast areas like an ice sheet, valley glaciers are confined to mountain valleys and flow down through them.
Do polar bears like to go on glaciers?
Many of them live in the Artic poles which is all ice. Spikey gaciers are dangerous for their young but if they can find prey they will go almost anywhere
How many syllables did glaciers have?
There are two syllables in the word 'glaciers'.
