Where are valley glaciers located?

Answer 1

Valley glaciers are streams of flowing ice that are confined by steep walled valleys, often following the course of an ancient river valley. They usually form from Cirques, where the glacier overspills the hollow and begins to travel down the valley. Alternatively, they may form branching off from an ice sheet. The downward erosive action of the ice carves a U shaped valley, as opposed to a V shaped valley for rivers. They have a lot of erosive potential as they are thick bodies of ice exerting extreme amounts of pressure. Valley glaciers 'choose' the most accessible route and erode and enlarge the area. It uses erosional processes, plucking and abrasion. Due to the size and nature of the glacier it can pick up large amounts of debris and scree and deposits it as moraine.

Answer 2

Valley glaciers are typically found in mountainous regions where snow accumulates and compacts into ice. They flow downhill through valleys, carving out distinctive U-shaped formations as they move. Examples of valley glaciers can be found in places like the Alps in Europe, the Andes in South America, and the Patagonian Ice Fields in Chile.

Answer 3

A valley glacier is formed in a mountainous terrain where it flows down a valley previously carved by a stream.

Answer 4

1 of them is in North Kashmir, Pakistan.

Answer 5

They are larger than continental glaciers