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Glaciology

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Glaciers are big rivers of ice.

Bylot Island Glacier (cropped).jpg
Bylot Island Glacier (cropped).jpg
They move very slowly. They form when snow piles up. These ice rivers can change the land. They are very cool to see! Have you ever seen ice?

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Rothera station 2.jpg
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Bylot Island Glacier (cropped).jpg
File:Khurdopin glacier & Shimshal River.jpg
Khurdopin glacier & Shimshal River.jpg
File:Glaciers of Shimsal Valley from space.jpg
Glaciers of Shimsal Valley from space.jpg
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Kettle pond Hossa.jpg
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Drowned drumlin in Clew Bay (cropped).jpg
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